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Offline Wayne

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Re: 16v hates spark plugs
« Reply #10 on: 09 August 2010, 21:02 »
Quote from: Misky on 09 August 2010, 20:56
Do it yourself! Should only cost oil & gaskets
Cant see it being that difficult

Plus headbolts
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Offline birchie90

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Re: 16v hates spark plugs
« Reply #11 on: 09 August 2010, 21:03 »
I really do not want to get into doing the cam belt - I am ok with the oily stuff, just not sure if I trust myself with that
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Offline birchie90

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Re: 16v hates spark plugs
« Reply #12 on: 09 August 2010, 21:05 »
lets just see what my man comes back with tomorrow - at least I am not expecting much
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Offline birchie90

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Re: 16v hates spark plugs
« Reply #13 on: 17 August 2010, 19:39 »
ha ha - how lucky am I.

My mechanic has been round. Turns out that at some time the plug was not tightened enough, when it was like this carbon built up and stopped the plug from doing up properly. My man backed the plug out a couple of threads asked me to turn it over and out shot the carbon. Hey presto now the plug does up again.... thank god for that!

Running really sweet again now
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Offline todd

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Re: 16v hates spark plugs
« Reply #14 on: 21 August 2010, 10:22 »
Quote from: richyrooney on 04 August 2010, 21:06
Recently did a service on mine and my spark plugs well three of them were loose ish when i was changing them replaced them with new bosch platinum ones @£9 each (trade) and am keeping an eye on them only few hundred miles so far let you know
blimey ur golf must be the only one ive ever heard of running smooth on bosch plugs mine runs like a bag of sh!te on them
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