Author Topic: My 1.8 isn't running right NEED HELP AND IDEAS AS MY WIFE NEEDS THE CAR FOR WORK  (Read 4151 times)

Offline cossiemark

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Right where do i start a few weeks ago my wide's golf gti turbo started 2 Judder and hesitate on pull off then started 2 tick over like a sack of poo and the warning light came on straight away. I sent it 2 my mates place and he did a diagnostic on it and it came up as a temp sender unit. This was replaced with a gen part and the car has been fine until today.

We have been out 2day done about 50 miles pulled up at a junction then pulled off and the car started 2 hesitate and Judder again like last time also ticks over like a bag of poo now and again but the warning light hasn't come on this time. The warning light is working ok as it comes on when the ignition is put on then goes out when the car is started. Does any 1 have any ideas i don't think it can be much as the car drives fine as I've done over 100 miles 2day while it was like this. Cheers mark

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AUM? Boost leak Coil pack?

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Offline Toby

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AGU? igniton amp?

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Offline Dan n Nic

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Sounds like a similar issue i had a few weeks back. Diagnostics showed a fault on the coilpack but was actually the ignition amp.


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AGU doesn't have an engine management light  :wink:

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AGU doesn't have an engine management light  :wink:

Is that because it would just be on all the time?

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no!! lol

it wa the early one, so everything is the best, so it has no fault's!  :laugh:

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no!! lol

it wa the early one, so everything is the best, so it has no fault's!  :laugh:

Indeed simple basic ecu = win

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Offline cossiemark

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Right took the golf to work today and borrowed a ignition amp of a friend 2 try. Was told it was located under the air filter box but i couldn't find it mine is the AUM engine.

While the air filter was out i tried the car and it was running fine so i put it all back together but problem came back. So i disconnected the plug to the sensor on the intake pipe to the air box the MAF sensor i think its called and its running like a dream so i am guessing that its this sensor i need? Or could it still be something else? Cheers mark