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Offline prodigy28

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hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« on: 24 January 2009, 20:55 »
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started about a week ago (after finally getting the electrics sorted after 3 months)i noticed the car whilst driving along would lack power ,it sometimes cleared if i put my foot down or if i dropped down a gear,over the week though it got worse and was doing it all the time(missfiring/spluttering),even when car is not moving,put it down to spark plugs,had 4 new ones fitted still same problem,(basically only running on 3 cylinders),,unscrewed each plug individually and started car and realised there was no spark from number 4 cylinder,on my car there is an individual coil pack for each cylinder/spark plug,bought a new one for cylinder number 4,,fitted that and now have spark from all plugs,but the problem is still there,not quite as bad,more so when moving slowly or reversing,,any clues im new to the forum,any ideas would be appreciated,mark

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #1 on: 24 January 2009, 20:59 »
sorry i posted it originally in wrong section,

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #2 on: 24 January 2009, 21:00 »
MAF?

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #3 on: 24 January 2009, 21:16 »

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #4 on: 24 January 2009, 21:50 »
hi/

many thanks for quick responses,i will give this a try,,,will let you know the results,,mark
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Offline T_J_G

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #5 on: 24 January 2009, 21:51 »
uplug it first and see how it runs mate;) Think they're about £80 not too sure though.

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #6 on: 24 January 2009, 21:51 »
hi/

many thanks for quick responses,i will give this a try,whats the cost roughly for a new maf sensor?,,will let you know the results,,mark

Not cheap - 80 pounds IIRC  :smiley:

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #7 on: 24 January 2009, 21:55 »
thankyou both for quick replies,, :smiley:

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #8 on: 24 January 2009, 21:56 »
hi/

many thanks for quick responses,i will give this a try,whats the cost roughly for a new maf sensor?,,will let you know the results,,mark

Not cheap - 80 pounds IIRC  :smiley:

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Re: hi i have a problem with my golf gti 1.8 turbo 2000
« Reply #9 on: 24 January 2009, 21:56 »
Also get it on vag com or a code reader to see if she throws any codes up before you buy anything  :wink:

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