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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 how to guides + info => Topic started by: Stu-1.8T on 30 October 2007, 09:29
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I was on my way to work this morning, got the engine up to temperature and gave it a blast up to about 5,500rpm (80mph) in third...noticed the engine skipped a beat or two, but was still pulling okay. However, when i was sat in traffic, the engine was idleing quite roughly at around 800rpm. Then pulling away, it's definately running on three cylinders with the engine management light blinking on and off. The car now sounds like a Subaru Imprezza but goes like a Micra!
I limped home and the car is cooling down now. I'm really hoping it might be something cheap like a dodgy spark plug, but thinking it's more likely the Coil packs.
Anybody on here offer a guess at how much this is going to set me back? I know AlanD on here had his go, but are the coil packs different for the 1.8T?
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VAGPARTs.com have the coil pack for the AGU on their site @ £28.67 + vat
do you know what your engine code is?
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Hey, I bought mine from a dealer for about £25 inc VAT. Cant remember the part no but the latest revision ends with R! (thats for the AUM, ie the ones that aren't clamped down)
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which engine code is yours Stu?
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Coil Packs are replaced FOC from VW, as they recognise it as being a weak spot on the ignition.
Speak to your nearest dealer and get them done for nowt!
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It's a 2001 AUM 150bhp. I did a quick search after I did my post and noticed that somebody else mentioned that VW were replacing Coil Packs free of charge on cars built from 2001. I very much doubt I will be that lucky :rolleyes:
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It's a 2001 AUM 150bhp. I did a quick search after I did my post and noticed that somebody else mentioned that VW were replacing Coil Packs free of charge on cars built from 2001. I very much doubt I will be that lucky :rolleyes:
Wanna bet!
Give them a ring and see for your self.
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Just rang Caffyns at Worthing. I'm sure I heard the Parts guy laugh when I said it was a 2001 car. He just said "VW will not pay for the coil packs as the car is way out of warranty". :undecided:
Lewy, what dealer did you go to to get them done free? Have you got their contact details and did you have them replaced recently?
Thanks for all your replies on this guys by the way.
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Mine was about 2 years aout of warranty and the dealer was Motorworld of Oxford.
PM 'caddy vantastic' as he's a VW Parts Manager for Reading, he'll tell you for definate.
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James - caddy vantastic has just said that the Parts dude at Caffyns is a bell-end!
He knows about this thread and will post asap!
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Symptoms you have there sounds where just like mine.
Do you get to a point where you have your foot flat on the floor yet nothing is happening then all of a sudden the power comes back, then it will just go again?
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Symptoms you have there sounds where just like mine.
Do you get to a point where you have your foot flat on the floor yet nothing is happening then all of a sudden the power comes back, then it will just go again?
It was fine one minute, but when I booted it in third and it stuttered up in the higher rev range a couple of times I knew my wallet was going to take a hammering.
Pretty much went straight to three cylinders after that, so phoned work and told them I was taking the day off and gently drove home.
On the bright side, it gave me a chance to give the car a good clean as the weather has been great today....and I watched a couple of old Top Gears on that new freeview channel called Dave. So alot better than being in the office :wink:
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maybe your accelerater servo i think its called, needs cleaning out it's a 20 min job in a garage. basically means that the engine isnt picking up that your accelerating and the ecu is doing all the work
p.s sounds like you had a bloody good day off!!!!! :cool:
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Im hoping to chat to lewy later about making this a sticky for future reference
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Im hoping to chat to lewy later about making this a sticky for future reference
Stickied mate :afro:
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Sorry if I have read this wrong, but would it also apply to my
2000/W - V6 4mo?
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have we got a definitive answer as to whether VW are changing them FOC? Cause i've got 2002 model that needs them doing....
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Dont buy cheap coilpacks thay dont last!!
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/154855/1024758.aspx#1024758
Go to the dealers or get genuine ones from someone like
www.vagparts.co.uk :afro:
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VW are £30.66 each for a 1.8T AUM dont bother going to eurocarparts as they want £35ish each and GSF are £29ish each.........so just go straight to the dealer and get um :cool:
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it might be your amp unit on side air box it sends power to each ciol pack move pack to another cylinder if it sparks its your amp unit 150 euro
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it might be your amp unit on side air box it sends power to each ciol pack move pack to another cylinder if it sparks its your amp unit 150 euro
Only on the AGU engine :wink:
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Some info for non-turbo 1.8 owners, the coil pack is not the same as the turbo 1.8. In the turbo there is a separate one that fits over each spark plug, but in the non-turbo the coilpack is at the front of the engine like the 1.6 and 1.4 and maybe the 2.0 as well.
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Had a remap last week, got home and she was missing - coil pack , the next day same again came on boost - engine management light came on and missing thats 2 coil packs . today there is a hesitation beetween 3-4k revs - vag com'd the old girl and shes in need of another coil pack so thats 3 in one week !!! at least i now know that the ones ive replaced wont go again for a good while :evil:
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coil paks normally go all around the same time as they are fitted in the factory at the same time. :rolleyes:
save time and change all 4! :wink:
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Coil pack No3 went, replaced and remapped at the same time. Two weeks later, No1 goes, one week later No2 goes so also got No4 replaced at the same time. Hoping to be the end of it so i can save the cash for some more goodies