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Golf mk6 / Re: VW GOLF MK 6 GTI misfiring
« Last post by Norwichdaz on 23 December 2025, 10:31 »Sounds like a repeat ish of what u said to me nino lol
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Cars and parts for sale / Re: GTi Edition 35 - Front grille Edition 35 Badge (Custom) Version 2!
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Golf mk6 / Re: VW GOLF MK 6 GTI misfiring
« Last post by Nino on 23 December 2025, 09:35 »Hi Mark, welcome
A few things can cause those symptoms on MK6 Golfs, especially the hesitation when accelerating and popping when blipping the throttle in neutral.
Common possibilities include:
Coil pack or spark plug issues – Very common on VW petrol engines. A weak coil or worn plug can cause hesitation under load and popping from unburnt fuel. Usually not expensive.
MAF (mass air flow) sensor – If it’s dirty or failing, the engine won’t fuel correctly, leading to laggy acceleration.
Vacuum leak / split hose – Cracked PCV hoses or vacuum lines can cause delayed throttle response and popping.
Throttle body / carbon build-up – Especially if it’s a petrol engine and hasn’t been cleaned in a while.
DSG-related hesitation (if automatic) – Sometimes feels like engine lag but is actually gearbox response.
First thing I’d recommend is getting the car plugged in for fault codes, even if there’s no engine management light on. That usually points you in the right direction straight away.
It would really help if you could tell us which model MK6 you got?
Most of the above are fairly inexpensive fixes if caught early, so don’t panic just yet.
A few things can cause those symptoms on MK6 Golfs, especially the hesitation when accelerating and popping when blipping the throttle in neutral.
Common possibilities include:
Coil pack or spark plug issues – Very common on VW petrol engines. A weak coil or worn plug can cause hesitation under load and popping from unburnt fuel. Usually not expensive.
MAF (mass air flow) sensor – If it’s dirty or failing, the engine won’t fuel correctly, leading to laggy acceleration.
Vacuum leak / split hose – Cracked PCV hoses or vacuum lines can cause delayed throttle response and popping.
Throttle body / carbon build-up – Especially if it’s a petrol engine and hasn’t been cleaned in a while.
DSG-related hesitation (if automatic) – Sometimes feels like engine lag but is actually gearbox response.
First thing I’d recommend is getting the car plugged in for fault codes, even if there’s no engine management light on. That usually points you in the right direction straight away.
It would really help if you could tell us which model MK6 you got?
Most of the above are fairly inexpensive fixes if caught early, so don’t panic just yet.
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Golf mk6 / Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Last post by Nino on 23 December 2025, 09:32 »Thanks for your reply nino as always! Great info 👌👌😁
The garage couldn't get me in till.6th Jan understandably around this time lol..
But drove past work today to see our mechanic and to show him where the garage said was leaking on heater pipe, our mechanic literally touched the connector very softly and the "nipple" literally fell off and he said well id say thats where your leak is from (and a high spot as u were talking about)
So I was like sh!t, but hes very experienced and an hour later after having a think and taking the top.hose off he tap and dyed the connector and put an aluminium part in and reconnected so, sorted, whilst he was doing that I did order a brand new one only £13 but he did say tbh the metal part prob stronger than another plastic part 😆 🤣...
We let it kept up to temperature etc and seemed no leak at all will keep an eye on next few days obviously.
I know u say about its not a ford haha...
It doesn't overheat and things like that, but does have "steam" from exhaust not all.the time tho.
Oh I love Macro fixes like this! RESULT!!!
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Golf mk6 / Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Last post by Nino on 23 December 2025, 09:31 »But, if I had to guess, I would agree, its likely the Water pump or Thermostat.
I agree with you, not worth replacing the Water pump unless your doing the timing belt as well, likely due anyway.
As for your Head gasket, these are not fords, you don't have to worry about that
The standard mk6 GTI EA888 engine has a timing chain, not a belt (the ED35 GTI with the EA113 engine has a timing belt).
You are right, I keep forgetting this
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Golf mk8 / Re: ECU fault
« Last post by fredgroves on 23 December 2025, 08:50 »If it cleared after a reboot then it's probably transient. Lots of transient errors on these cars
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Golf mk8 / ECU fault
« Last post by MattyGTI8.5 on 22 December 2025, 22:35 »Had this pop up yesterday, ’drive system error, please visit workshop’ car drove fine but couldn’t change drive modes etc. Managed to clear it after a short drive, but booked into VW as a precaution. Anyone had anything similar? Also noticed in the app, an error showing up saying ’engine control unit, please visit workshop’
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Golf mk6 / Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Last post by Norwichdaz on 22 December 2025, 22:05 »Thanks for your reply nino as always! Great info 👌👌😁
The garage couldn't get me in till.6th Jan understandably around this time lol..
But drove past work today to see our mechanic and to show him where the garage said was leaking on heater pipe, our mechanic literally touched the connector very softly and the "nipple" literally fell off and he said well id say thats where your leak is from (and a high spot as u were talking about)
So I was like sh!t, but hes very experienced and an hour later after having a think and taking the top.hose off he tap and dyed the connector and put an aluminium part in and reconnected so, sorted, whilst he was doing that I did order a brand new one only £13 but he did say tbh the metal part prob stronger than another plastic part 😆 🤣...
We let it kept up to temperature etc and seemed no leak at all will keep an eye on next few days obviously.
I know u say about its not a ford haha...
It doesn't overheat and things like that, but does have "steam" from exhaust not all.the time tho.
The garage couldn't get me in till.6th Jan understandably around this time lol..
But drove past work today to see our mechanic and to show him where the garage said was leaking on heater pipe, our mechanic literally touched the connector very softly and the "nipple" literally fell off and he said well id say thats where your leak is from (and a high spot as u were talking about)
So I was like sh!t, but hes very experienced and an hour later after having a think and taking the top.hose off he tap and dyed the connector and put an aluminium part in and reconnected so, sorted, whilst he was doing that I did order a brand new one only £13 but he did say tbh the metal part prob stronger than another plastic part 😆 🤣...
We let it kept up to temperature etc and seemed no leak at all will keep an eye on next few days obviously.
I know u say about its not a ford haha...
It doesn't overheat and things like that, but does have "steam" from exhaust not all.the time tho.
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Golf mk6 / VW GOLF MK 6 GTI misfiring
« Last post by Greenie222 on 22 December 2025, 17:30 »Hi everyone,
I hope someone can help advise me
I have noticed today that when I put my foot down on the accelerator it’s “lagging” on acceleration and picking up late
Also when it’s stationary and in neutral when I press the throttle it pops at the exhaust?
Has anyone any ideas what this could be and is it an expensive fix?
Kind was tvregards and best wishes for the rest of the year
Mark
I hope someone can help advise me
I have noticed today that when I put my foot down on the accelerator it’s “lagging” on acceleration and picking up late
Also when it’s stationary and in neutral when I press the throttle it pops at the exhaust?
Has anyone any ideas what this could be and is it an expensive fix?
Kind was tvregards and best wishes for the rest of the year
Mark
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Golf mk7 / Re: 7.5 performance dsg remap
« Last post by DoomWolf on 22 December 2025, 17:16 »Does a remap improve fuel economy? I have a GTE.