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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Laner on 03 November 2006, 11:15

Title: Found the problem but how to solve?
Post by: Laner on 03 November 2006, 11:15
Found the problem with my car idling badly and stallign on take off. after trying lambda and coolent sensors was just looking at the engine debating on attacking it with a spanner to see if violence was the answer and i could hear a faint hissing on closer inspection the spi to inlet manifold gasket (large rubber/plastic part with screws in a triangle pattern) has split at one mounting point and is releasing alot of air.

so i have now found the reason why my lil 1.8 struggles to move anywhere and using silly amounts of fuel. but i can't seem to track down just the gasket? any help wud be greatly welcomed.

thanx,
andy!
Title: Re: Found the problem but how to solve?
Post by: Len on 03 November 2006, 11:36
Gasket in a tube??????? Halfords
Title: Re: Found the problem but how to solve?
Post by: Laner on 03 November 2006, 12:06
thought about that but when the engine is reved the unit lifts off the inlet. so the putty type stuff wud just lift off with it, plus seems abit dodgy as it's likely to get sucked in......... or blown off.
Title: Re: Found the problem but how to solve?
Post by: Len on 03 November 2006, 12:11
So what you have a bad fixing as well? like a cross-threaded bolt? If so ya need to fix that first!
But the stuff in a tube is a mastic type stuff so wont peel off.
Title: Re: Found the problem but how to solve?
Post by: rubjonny on 03 November 2006, 13:24
speak to your local VW dealer, I suspect they'll be the only source for this part!
Title: Re: Found the problem but how to solve?
Post by: bustersballs on 05 November 2006, 14:38
if its the rubber mounting adapter under the injector unit i got one from GSF
Title: Re: Found the problem but how to solve?
Post by: Pete Taylor on 14 January 2007, 13:57
Quote from: Laner on 03 November 2006, 12:06
it's likely to get sucked in......... or blown off.


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