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General => General discussion => Topic started by: welshgar on 17 February 2006, 13:23
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hi all, could anyone help with this problem??
my mate has a mk4 2.o Gti (8v) and it has recently lost all power and the Mpg is around 10-15 ?!!?!
he changed the air mass, but it is still happenin,
also he noticed that there was "condensation" in the oil cap?? this turns out to be petrol!!
its runnin v.v. rich (hence the Mpg) and sooty smoke (not sue or sweep :smiley:) is commin out the exhaust??
Can anyone shed some light on this problem please?!?! :undecided:
p.s he took it to vw (thinkin it was originally the head... not...)and they just changed the oil and sent him on his way ! :angry:
please can anyone help, cos when i race him i win all the time.....and i got a diesel! :grin:
thanks all
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is it in limp home mode where the ecu cut the power etc???
mayo in the oil is normally due to head gasket gone or loads of short journeys
tim
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hey Tim20,
loads of short journeys is about right, but, vw dealership said it wasnt the head (everything points to it tho')
"limp home" mode?? how is that reset??
and there is definatly petrol in the oil, its formin a "condensation" on the oil cap and inside the dipstick tube!! it smells really strong!
when drivin, its the same feel when the airmass goes.... some power then a stutter...then nowt...then power etc etc.
vw just charged him £80 to basically change his oil and get a new oil cap.
and the problem is still there....scratch :huh: scratch :huh:....
what d'you rekon??? :undecided:
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Sounds like a piston ring has gone allowing petrol down the side of a piston and into the oil get it compression checked asap and get a dub specialist to look at it. ;)
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nice one monzablue. i'll let him know
btw, is your car in this months edn of PVW??? :huh:
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Not that I know of! deffo not up to standards of PVW yet ;)
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hahaha,
theres a monza blue mk2 in the mag and its got a smooth rear end,
i just put 2=2 and got 23842854965946597465
haha :smiley:
cheers for the help :smiley:
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No worries hope it helps, as for PVW someday maybe so :)
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LAMBDA SENSOR DEFO!!!!Ignore the filler cap mines the same mate.It will be the lambda sensor in front of the cat converter.You should expect to pay about £70 + VAT.Is the engine management light on?
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no the engine management light isnt on!,
but there is loads of petrol in the oil cap
is there any diagnostics that can help, ie VAG-com etc??????
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:sad:
my mate took his car in to capitol vw in Merthyr this morning and they diagnosed the....
....Lambda sensor...
totalcost replaced is ....wait for it....£140 of the queens finest!!!!!!!
hes gutted, but he didnt fancy doing it himself!! (oh well)
now hes sooo pi**ed off with the thing (because its an 8v i think)and this is just one of a string of niggles that have cost him dear, so hes thinking of getting a 130 BHP
tubo diesel...hahahaha
another one converted :smiley: :smiley:
i told him he must be a bit mad as theres nothing left wrong with the car at all...
but he wants better MPG and hes left foot happy :smiley: :smiley:
we'll see what he does..
ive also converted him into a proper Dubnut..we are going to be at a good few meets this year
see you all around folks :smiley:
thanks for the advice peeps :smiley:
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isn't he right foot happy??? :undecided:
or has he got some unique driving style!!!??? :laugh: :laugh:
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:embarassed: :embarassed: doh thats right foot btw  :embarassed: :embarassed:
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:laugh: :laugh:
well done on converting him mate :cool:
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:undecided:
^^ just an update....seems like decent average mileage 130bhp tdi's are few and far between??
he's got fed up of lookin for a smoker so has decided on a 1.8T...
theres more to be had apparently!
he wants black, 3dr, and low/ave miles...hes seen a few and hes got an itchy palm(with money people....dirty minds)
so is there any one out there who's lookin for a '99 2.0 gti, 66k, 3dr???? fsh, belt done, air mass done, both widow mechanisms done????? etc etc
his plans are to chip it, perf filter, etc
whats the best chip to get??? Revo???
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:sad:
my mate took his car in to capitol vw in Merthyr this morning and they diagnosed the....
....Lambda sensor...
totalcost replaced is ....wait for it....£140 of the queens finest!!!!!!!
Should have got hold of me mate, and got it done in the port, had one done about 1 month ago - £90 :cry:
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hope you dont mind GazB , but i told him to get in touch with you and get it done in the mighty "port" :grin:
BUT, he didnt want drive that far (from merthyr) 'just in case'??????????
i know, i know, but you can lead a horse etc etc
he's sellin it now anyway, for a turbo :laugh: (only cos he couldnt find a smoker though, hahahaha)
cheers any way m8y :smiley:
btw, is yours a 20vT??? and is it chipped???
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yes and no, its remapped
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aahhhhhhh
remapped, thats what i meant :embarassed: honest
whats the best one do you rekon??
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You cant say what is best and what is not, there are so many out there now, I got Revo on mine, mainly because I could get it done local. They all quote different figures after the map but every car will respond differently depending on what other mods are done. Try and get one with a rolling road power run before and after