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Offline C3PO

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problem !!!!!!
« on: 20 July 2011, 21:46 »
As usual, when I am not sure, i come to the forum for expert advice/experiences.

My Mark 6 has now covered 24.5k and now when it is warming up i have noticed if i ask the car to accelerate from 1800rpm hard, it stutters like either a misfire or fuel starvation. Once above about 2500rpm to 3000rpm it seems to then sort itself out. My thoughts are that the turbo is starting to fail :cry:. Good news is the warranty will cover any work. Bad news is if they dont find anything, i am starting to feel that perhaps these great cars are not as bullet proof as I first thought.

Booked in with the local dealer on Monday, but thought worth asking your views, so p[erhaps i am slightly more educated when i arrive on monday morning.

Thanks in anticipation
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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 20 July 2011, 21:47 »
Could be a coilpack

No engine is 100% bullet proof but you've got your warranty so don't worry  :wink:

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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 20 July 2011, 21:49 »
sounds like how my problem started  :lipsrsealed:

ended with a new engine... or atleast that what i thought  :laugh:

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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 20 July 2011, 21:59 »
For someone who does not fully understand cars, what is a coil pack :huh:
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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 20 July 2011, 22:01 »
For someone who does not fully understand cars, what is a coil pack :huh:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignition_coil

Ignition coil  :smiley:

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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 20 July 2011, 22:06 »
ah, thanks. I would have thought that it would do it all the time if that was the cause :huh: although i dont thionk it accelerates like it use to, unless i have just got used to it.

sounds like how my problem started 

ended with a new engine... or atleast that what i thought  - did they not replace the engine?
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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 20 July 2011, 22:56 »
Is there any smoke behind you when you accelerate hard? That would be more so an indication to turbo failure. Possibly an older diverter valve that has split? I noticed some of the MK6s coming with the older type?
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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: 20 July 2011, 23:37 »
ah, thanks. I would have thought that it would do it all the time if that was the cause :huh: although i dont thionk it accelerates like it use to, unless i have just got used to it.

sounds like how my problem started 

ended with a new engine... or atleast that what i thought  - did they not replace the engine?

Yep they replaced the engine... still sounds like a baked bean can on start up. I would also get your spark plugs checked or changed. There have been a few issues with the bosch ones :nerd:

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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: 20 July 2011, 23:54 »
Seems similar to this mammoth thread http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/363461.aspx?PageIndex=1 (not sure if you need to register first)
Although that mostly relates to the 1.4TSi 160ps but VW appear to have admitted there is a problem!!



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Re: problem !!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: 21 July 2011, 10:08 »
Mine does this to a similar degree too (stutters) i have been reading other forums trying to see if others have suffered it.
A few have and theres was either the fuel pump or coil pack.
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