Gti 2E engine problem

[Screech16v]

Wouldnt a weak spark on number one plug point to a bad plug / lead or dizzy cap and not the coil?

[Rmachines]

Coil will give a week spark all round,  I would expect to see a reasonable idle though, usually misses under load if its the coil, then goes pop and doesn't work at all.   But we all know how unreliable the coils are, well worth a go.

[dansmk3]

sorry it has been a while guys. a little update for you all

i have bought a new coil, however its the wrong fitment, but i did plug it in just to see what happens. so i put a spare plug into no1 lead grounded on the block and cranked on the key and it is giving near enough the same kind of spark that the original coil is giving. so i think i can rule the coil out.

i retimed everything up and am absolutely positive that it is all timed up 100% as i managed to get the car running (still lumpy as fook and sounds like im popping popcorn in the cat) left her idling for 5 mins, then cranked by hand back to tdc and everything is in line. ill admit the aux sprocket which drives the dizzy did move out of line when getting the belt back on so i made sure the rotar arm was in the correct position by turning the dizzy housing.

so what im left with now is maybe changing the ht leads, becuase no1 plug was all coked up badly and all the other plugs were fine im thinking it could be this. i know it is not the plugs as i have tried 3 plugs in no1 cylinder. so im a little stumped now. and the only route i can go down is the ht leads

unless any of you top knotch dubbers know what else i could try???

cheers guys

[sharki786]

have your tried adjusting the dizzy? theres a bolt on there just undo it, but before that make sure everything is lined up, and then undo the dizzy bolt and take it out and adjust it very slowly, it should be pointing to the coil pack if its correctly lined up.

if everything is lined up take the distriputor cap off and see if its pointing to the coil pack, if it aint then adjust it till it is.

correct me if im wrong, as the mechanic i used to use did that to my cousines golf.

[dansmk3]

cheers for reply mate.

yeah have done that numerous amounts of time now lol

im going to take my new coil pack back and get new leads! i hope to god its the leads!!!

[sharki786]

well admit defeat and take it to a mechanic to have a 2nd opinion! 

[dansmk3]

i will never admit defeat lol

especially as a mechanic will charge an astronomical amount if he finds out as to why the car aint running right lol

i really dont trust em lol

[dansmk3]

right,

i have just spoken to volkspares in sydenham, and the bloke said if the aux sprocket moves when refitting the belt you cant compensate at the dizzy so i need to go back and retime the aux to the crank, adjust back the dizzy and i should be sweet!

is this fact??? as i thought as long as you adjust dizzy so its timed it shouldnt make a difference???

[vwscottie]

As far as i know the aux shaft only rotates the dizzy which inturn rotates the oil pump so it shouldnt make an differance if the dizzy is compensated and timed up right, but correct me if i`m wrong

[dansmk3]

well i have altered the timing of the aux sprocket now so that it is in line with the crank and....................NO START

god damn what the fook is wrong with the car? i know mechanically the engine is sound so its got to be the timing or the ignition but i feel as though there are no more avenues for me to explore