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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Godzilla on 22 May 2008, 14:55

Title: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Godzilla on 22 May 2008, 14:55
My Golf Digi has been doing this for over a month now but thought I would find out what it is!

She has a K&N panel filter, full s/s exhaust and is chipped. Since these mods were done I have had her tuned and thats when she starrted to make a kind of popping noise from exhaust when i ease off the throttle especially after hard throttle.....what is it, why and is it bad for my car?
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 22 May 2008, 15:11
over fuelling, so that tune up, needs to be re-tuned. Not so bad for the engine as long as it doesn't blow back through the exhaust valve. Oh and it can render rear silencers useless pretty quick too.
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Godzilla on 22 May 2008, 15:36
Thanks Slick  :wink:

I will give the bloke a call and get him to re-tune it for me, hopefully for nothing as he tuned it wrong in the first place  :angry:
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: russ-vdub on 22 May 2008, 15:47
thats more then likely down to the chip you have. Which chip have you got? Also as a quick fix, on the air flow meter, check that the screw isnt wound all the way to end, i mean turned fully clockwise. This will input max amount of fuel which could be contributing to the problem
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: russ-vdub on 22 May 2008, 15:48
Forgot it to say, if the screw is, turn it back 1 and half turns and see if that helps.
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Godzilla on 22 May 2008, 16:05
thats more then likely down to the chip you have. Which chip have you got?

Its a Dubperformance one mate. Cost the grand total of £15.95 off Ebay  :grin:  It claimed on the ad' to give another 6bhp (didnt believe that for one min!!) and get read of Digilag. Im sure it has not given even 1bhp and as for loosing the Digilag, nope, still comes to life past 4000rpm  :sad:
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: russ-vdub on 22 May 2008, 16:22
take it out then, see what happens. i know from experience that those e-prom chips just adjust the values to make the car think its getting max amount of air in at all times. I studied the valvues from an ebay "performance chip" compared to a factory chip and the values where maxed out, for lack of better description.
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: kittie on 22 May 2008, 16:30
and as for loosing the Digilag, nope, still comes to life past 4000rpm  :sad:

I've got a digi and have never experienced 'digilag', and the car certantly doesn't come to life only past 4000, surely there was something amiss with it to start with??
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: kittie on 22 May 2008, 16:30
PS my car pops and bangs like a machine gun  :laugh:
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: russ-vdub on 22 May 2008, 16:34
Rubjohnys digifant tuning guide explains all.
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Jay on 22 May 2008, 20:09
PS my car pops and bangs like a machine gun  :laugh:
It's cos u in da hood sista  :cool: blap blap blap yeah!
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Godzilla on 22 May 2008, 21:30
PS my car pops and bangs like a machine gun  :laugh:
It's cos u in da hood sista  :cool: blap blap blap yeah!

Jay......You have seen where I live in Milton Keynes, with my car sounding the way it does i really fit in on my estate  :grin:
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: MarkS on 22 May 2008, 21:47
PS my car pops and bangs like a machine gun  :laugh:
It's cos u in da hood sista  :cool: blap blap blap yeah!

Its brap! Not blap
Mannnn you're well not from da hood!

 :grin:

My car pops too on the down changes.
Don't think it will cause any real problems?
Makes me look gangsta though  :smiley:
I've got the standard chip in there as far as I know
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: cняis on 22 May 2008, 22:46
dis the idle ok? if the car goes to stall at junctions etc it is probably an air leak.
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Khare on 22 May 2008, 22:57
popping is just unburnt fuel in the exhaust system. When this fuel comes to contact with a hot spot on the exhaust, ie manifold. it explosed causing the pop. It can damage the system (creat a hole somewere) if its standard exhaust, as its weak. If you have a full stainless steel exhaust system then it will resist the hot fuel and be fine. popping is cool, we all agree, but because the car is being overfuelled then you will get less MPG. Thats the only drawback really.
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: russ-vdub on 23 May 2008, 09:46
^^ Real sound explaination
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 23 May 2008, 14:14
See Second post.  :tongue:
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Conker on 23 May 2008, 20:16
Yep, mine had a popping frenzy a while back and it was because my ignition timing was bolloxed up.

Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Organisys on 23 May 2008, 20:51
On Digifant cars, check the blue temp sender. Wait for the car to be at temp, then disconnect it. If the engine note changes it's ok. if not it's bust, get a new one.
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Khare on 23 May 2008, 21:31
Yep, mine had a popping frenzy a while back and it was because my ignition timing was bolloxed up.

i forgot to say.

If the ignition timing is out by a tooth or more, then it will backfire. Get the timing checked and get the fuel mixture set too.
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: Pike on 27 May 2008, 12:36
I've found mine does it on the occasional short shift, make me grin every time  :smiley:
Title: Re: Pops when ease off throttle
Post by: russ-vdub on 27 May 2008, 21:47
PS my car pops and bangs like a machine gun  :laugh:
It's cos u in da hood sista  :cool: blap blap blap yeah!

Its brap! Not blap
Mannnn you're well not from da hood!

 :grin:


actually anyone will tell you it originate from the word "brat"... others have just become in use because ppl are stupid.