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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Rmachines on 15 February 2008, 19:14

Title: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: Rmachines on 15 February 2008, 19:14

I took my engine breather pipe off today and once again it will packed FULL of Yellow gunge!!!  and i mean PACKED!  I dont see how so much moisture gets into my engine,  i NEVER loose coolent and im sure the head gasket is fine,   Why does it collect here?  It lines the intake pipes back into the throttle body!

Shall i just keep cleaning it out?  I think thats why i loose economy somtimes,  Mine is a 1.4L engine and they like to breath to run efficently.

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: Grim_Reaper on 15 February 2008, 19:19

do you do alot of short journeys??? you can get "mayo" from doing many short journeys on some cars

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: saul79 on 15 February 2008, 21:00

Quote from: Grim_Reaper on 15 February 2008, 19:19

do you do alot of short journeys??? you can get "mayo" from doing many short journeys on some cars

agree.

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: Rmachines on 15 February 2008, 21:16

I know its common, and i do, but for every short journy, i do one long one after it.  so would expect it to burn off?

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: filthy on 15 February 2008, 21:44

mayo doesn't really burn off, its just gunge, just blow it out every now and then, you'll be fine  :smiley:

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: Rmachines on 15 February 2008, 21:59

Ah goody!  could that be the cause of my intermitant ecconomy and power loss problem?  Seems to come and go!   the pipe was also kinked which wouldnt help lol

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: filthy on 15 February 2008, 22:03

Quote from: Rmachines on 15 February 2008, 21:59

Ah goody!  could that be the cause of my intermitant ecconomy and power loss problem?  Seems to come and go!   the pipe was also kinked which wouldnt help lol

Might be, but clean out your throttle body as well, mine lost power on the M42 today, also, wouldn't idle above 600 rpm, cleaned the throttle body, and she runs like a new 'un again....kind of!

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: mark j b on 15 February 2008, 22:19

how do you clean the throttle body?

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: Rmachines on 16 February 2008, 01:21

I have cleaned the TB a few times,  Just wiped it out and used some brake and clutch cleaning fluid.  Made no diffrence what so ever  :grin:

Title: Re: This cant be normal can it?
Post by: Grim_Reaper on 16 February 2008, 19:05

Quote from: mark j b on 15 February 2008, 22:19

how do you clean the throttle body?

do a search mate...it been made a sticky i think