Mk3 Golf GTI 8v

[fozziie]

is there a sort of droning noise? i remember when one of my old golfs had a totally worn wheel bearing it made a hell of a noise and felt "wobbly" so that might be the answer.

Jack the car up and check each wheel for play, if theres any, the bearings gone.


The wheel bearing is starting to go on my current golf, unfortunately, i cant check it, because iv got a hole where my jacking point is! grrrrr

[Wayne]

Looks good 

[H8T VW]

is there a sort of droning noise? i remember when one of my old golfs had a totally worn wheel bearing it made a hell of a noise and felt "wobbly" so that might be the answer.

Jack the car up and check each wheel for play, if theres any, the bearings gone.


The wheel bearing is starting to go on my current golf, unfortunately, i cant check it, because iv got a hole where my jacking point is! grrrrr

No noise, that's the thing. Tyres are fine all round, and the car handles v.well. However the steering wheel is slightly off balance due to having the coilovers fitted. The tracking rods were adjusted and aligned before the coilovers went on. Should have waited till avterwards... Doh! It passed it's MOT a few weeks back and the advisory only recommends a new windscreen at a later date. Go figure???

[H8T VW]

Looks good 

Thanks buddy. Now what would you recommend if I put a Corrado G60 engine with supercharger in? I think it will pop straight in.

[Wayne]

Looks good 

Thanks buddy. Now what would you recommend if I put a Corrado G60 engine with supercharger in? I think it will pop straight in.

Lots of work plus old tech engine now, better bet is a 1.8t

[Len]

Did the switch fix the window? If not check the wires inside the door grommet.

[H8T VW]

Did the switch fix the window? If not check the wires inside the door grommot.

The connection in the door is fine. We unplugged the switch and when we plugged it back in the switch only worked the passengers side window and drivers side then failed to work. I'll double check the wiring again tomoz.

[snifferdog]

Thats what happened with my first one, I changed the loom and it worked fine! Although on the 2nd one i had to change the window mechanism.

[H8T VW]

Hi,

Right, I've cleaned the throttle body and was supprised how dirty the tb was. All cleaned now and runs alot more smoothly. However, has anyone come across an 8v problem which causes the car to hold back slightly on power when you hit about 4rpms then releases about 4.5 -5rpms. I've never noticed this before until I cleaned the tb. Any ideas?