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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: hutch6447 on 01 December 2008, 19:09

Title: Got problems
Post by: hutch6447 on 01 December 2008, 19:09
Sorted my thermostat out but car is still losing power sometimes, other times it starts making a dud dud dud dud noise well that kind of thing.  But it only makes that noise when accelerating and when it loses power and then it will start running fine again can anyone help?
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: richw911 on 01 December 2008, 19:24
Sorted my thermostat out but car is still losing power sometimes, other times it starts making a dud dud dud dud noise well that kind of thing.  But it only makes that noise when accelerating and when it loses power and then it will start running fine again can anyone help?

Has it got any fault codes?
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: oliver07 on 01 December 2008, 19:44
rich can you read the codes my golf has at least 12 codes of different faults keep resetting them but still coming back stating with a new coil pack plus just changed the maf  :wink:
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: richw911 on 01 December 2008, 19:46
rich can you read the codes my golf has at least 12 codes of different faults keep resetting them but still coming back stating with a new coil pack plus just changed the maf  :wink:

You get one fault say a coilpack, then it causes other things to throw up because the emissions are wrong ect ect.

What codes do you have?
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: oliver07 on 01 December 2008, 19:50
hiya sorry cant remember will get them from the garage its going in again thursday would you be able to take alook if I pm them to you thanks :wink:
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: richw911 on 01 December 2008, 19:52
hiya sorry cant remember will get them from the garage its going in again thursday would you be able to take alook if I pm them to you thanks :wink:

Why dont you buy a code reader? 22 quid  :wink:
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: oliver07 on 01 December 2008, 19:56
my man at the garage has one but unsure where to start as so many keep coming up like you said I will see the out come of the new coilpacks being fitted makes :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: turbo_rikki on 01 December 2008, 19:57
happen to my car m8 it changed the airflor sen. did nothing  :sick:  then changed the coilpack and it was fine :wink:
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: richw911 on 01 December 2008, 19:59
my man at the garage has one but unsure where to start as so many keep coming up like you said I will see the out come of the new coilpacks being fitted makes :rolleyes:

I see how much do you get charged every time you need a scan tho?
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: oliver07 on 01 December 2008, 20:03
its free he has done lots of work for me in the past he is a bmw specialist but looks after the golf hence the need for a heads up on some of the standards faults all the knowledge on here its A1 :wink:
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: richw911 on 01 December 2008, 20:07
its free he has done lots of work for me in the past he is a bmw specialist but looks after the golf hence the need for a heads up on some of the standards faults all the knowledge on here its A1 :wink:

Ok cool.
Get the list of codes and we should be able to get her sorted mate  :wink:
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: oliver07 on 01 December 2008, 20:10
thanks inadvance :smug:
Title: Re: Got problems
Post by: dai-cymru on 01 December 2008, 20:12
could be a wireing fault rather than a component fault, chaffed loom?