mk2 16v golf running problems please help

[nessa123]

hi there i have a mk2 golf and reciently when i start it the revs go to 1 on the rev counter then suddenly drops to almost nothing and the car is bearly running and just hunts and when you press the throttle it doesnt do any thing but tries to run a bit and you get a little backfire every now and then but then after ten mins or so the revs go up to 1 and it runs fine but then drops again then runs and you can then drive it but when your going along the rev counter drops again then you get a loud back fire and then its ok again but sometimes when the revs drop and i stop it gets pre igition and runs on even though the ignition is turned off ive put new dizzy cap rotor arm new dizzy it self new plugs leads but still the problem is still there so im going to try changing the ignition module but mine is a lucas one and the one i could buy is a semmens would this matter its from the same year car with the same engine please can any one help cos ive not a clue

[Diamond Hell]

Have you lost EVERY SINGLE punctuation key from your keyboard?!

It sounds like an intermittant bad earth to me - check the earths to the battery, from the engine to the body, including the strap that should go from the back of the head to the back of the engine bay and also the little basket of earth connections up under the dashboard, above the fusebox.

Take the ones in the engine bay off and clean them and inspect them for damage.

Visually inspect the ones under the dash and give them all a wiggle to make sure they have good contacts.

[nessa123]

Puntuation takes to long! And yeah thanks il have to check that. I didnt know if there was a common problem with golfs doing this but obviously its just mine.I just dont know what else to do its already cost me loads by a so called good garage but still the problem's there.

[Diamond Hell]

Sadly, unless you're prepared to go and poke about with it yourself, or take it to a proper specialist you're unlikely to get the problem solved - your car isn't one most mechanics are familiar with these days.

From your pirate name it appears you're female.  I suggest you act cute and flatter some of the guys on here.  They may well be your best bet.

[JC]

 

[nessa123]

I have got a few lads that are friends and know a bit about cars and they have looked briefly and told me to ask on a vw forum. So if anyone has got any answers then i could get my friends to check it out. I love my little golf and just want it to run like it was before. like i said a few bits have been changed im waiting for a ignition module thingy to arrive and im hoping that this will sort it out becouse i bought 1 from a well known retailer plugged it in and the car started ran like it should but then stalled and when my friend checked it the part was red hot and the car wouldnt start so he thought that it might have been 4 a differant golf.so hopefully when this other part comes from the scrap yard it should be ok cos its from the same year and the same engine. have to wait and see