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Offline rupture

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gti turbo running on 3??
« on: 02 December 2013, 18:50 »
My engine managment light came on yesterday and this morning it sounded like a split screen. I went through the motions of checking each plug and no.1 made no difference to the idle so changed the plug and still no difference... Help!!!!

Offline barrym381

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Re: gti turbo running on 3??
« Reply #1 on: 02 December 2013, 18:59 »
phone vw see if your car was part of the recall they had on coil packs as im guessing your car is newer than 2001  :wink: oh and welcome

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Re: gti turbo running on 3??
« Reply #2 on: 04 December 2013, 13:27 »
Thanks barry, did exactly that and it's going in Friday for a new coil pack.. Sorted!! ;-)

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Re: gti turbo running on 3??
« Reply #3 on: 04 December 2013, 14:09 »
Thank barry, u were right. Its going to vw on Friday for a new coil pack... Sorted!!

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Re: gti turbo running on 3??
« Reply #4 on: 04 December 2013, 17:50 »
Thank barry, u were right. Its going to vw on Friday for a new coil pack... Sorted!!
nice 1  :wink:

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Re: gti turbo running on 3??
« Reply #5 on: 06 December 2013, 18:08 »
Thanx to the nice people at vw colchester, my dubs now got a new coil pack free of charge because of the recall. Even valeted it for me.. Touch!!