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Offline dedi82

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mk 4 valve guides
« on: 04 August 2012, 11:04 »
think they mite need doin as gt a missfire wen warm, Will i be in need of vaselene when goin to the garage?? anybody help please??????
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Offline richw911

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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #1 on: 04 August 2012, 12:45 »
Any fault codes? Could be a sensor......
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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #2 on: 04 August 2012, 15:47 »
Doubt valve guides would give you that.

Start with codes like Rich said.
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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #3 on: 04 August 2012, 21:20 »
As Rich said start by getting it scanned for codes.
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Offline dedi82

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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #4 on: 05 August 2012, 08:32 »
Quote from: Wayne on 04 August 2012, 21:20
As Rich said start by getting it scanned for codes.
cheers  just sez mis fire on pot 3???
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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #5 on: 05 August 2012, 09:20 »
Quote from: dedi82 on 05 August 2012, 08:32
Quote from: Wayne on 04 August 2012, 21:20
As Rich said start by getting it scanned for codes.
cheers  just sez mis fire on pot 3???

You may have a coilpack failed in that case.
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Offline dedi82

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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #6 on: 05 August 2012, 09:27 »
Quote from: Wayne on 05 August 2012, 09:20
Quote from: dedi82 on 05 August 2012, 08:32
Quote from: Wayne on 04 August 2012, 21:20
As Rich said start by getting it scanned for codes.
cheers  just sez mis fire on pot 3???

You may have a coilpack failed in that case. sweet m8 al check it out asap
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Offline Ant1981

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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #7 on: 05 August 2012, 10:35 »
If it were valve guides, you'd get some smoking on cold start up.
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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #8 on: 05 August 2012, 12:17 »
Yeh ide check coilpacks. Quite common on mk4. give vw a ring see if you can get them in the recall
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Offline dedi82

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Re: mk 4 valve guides
« Reply #9 on: 05 August 2012, 15:31 »
Quote from: mcgee9t2 on 05 August 2012, 12:17
Yeh ide check coilpacks. Quite common on mk4. give vw a ring see if you can get them in the recall
will do ,there no smoke or owt nice 1
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