This happened on the wife's Golf yesterday. It's a 2000 plated 1.6.
Luckily it happened in the car park she was going to park up in in town. She nursed it in to a bay after it'd cut out & went to town.
When she came to drive home later on, the engine light was still on the dash but it started up & seemed to drive ok she said.
There's plenty of oil in there - it's about 2/3 the way up the MIN-MAX on the dipstick.
Did a bit of googling which seemed to suggest it could be one of many things. Oil pump, some speed sensor to name 2.
I plugged in VagCom (still getting used to that thing) & ran a couple of scans...
On the topic of the speed sensor which we read about when researching this, this was one code...
Sunday,13,March,2016,09:54:14:47709
VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 7 x64
VCDS Version: 15.7.3.0 (x64)
Data version: 20151216
www.Ross-Tech.com
Mileage: 123830km-76944mi Repair Order:
Mode 03: Emission related fault codes
Address 10 (Engine): 1 Fault Found:
P0322 - Engine Speed Sensor (G28): No Signal
Then another scan....
Sunday,13,March,2016,09:52:47:47709
VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 7 x64
VCDS Version: 15.7.3.0 (x64)
Data version: 20151216
www.Ross-Tech.com
Mileage: 123830km-76944mi Repair Order:
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Chassis Type: 1J - VW Golf/Bora IV (1998 > 2006)
Scan: 01 02 03 08 15 16 17 19 22 29 35 36 37 39 46 47 55 56 57 75
76
Mileage: 123830km-76944miles
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Address 01: Engine Labels: Redir Fail!
Part No: 036 906 034 BH
Component: MARELLI 4MV 3773
Coding: 00031
Shop #: WSC 00684
VCID: 59B9E87FC3A32FF656-4B4E
No Faults Found
or DTCs not supported by controller
or a communication error occurred
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Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 1C0-907-37x-ABS.lbl
Part No: 1C0 907 379 C
Component: ABS FRONT MK60 0103
Coding: 0001025
Shop #: WSC 00028 615 1234567
VCID: 2A5B67B38645746E0F-515E
1 Fault Found:
01314 - Engine Control Module
013 - Check DTC Memory - Intermittent
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Address 15: Airbags Labels: 6Q0-909-605-VW5.lbl
Part No: 6Q0 909 605 A
Component: 0F AIRBAG VW5 01 0004
Coding: 12358
Shop #: WSC 00028
VCID: 356144CF0FFB2B9692-4B1C
No fault code found.
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Address 17: Instruments Labels: 1J0-920-xx5-17.lbl
Part No: 1J0 920 925 A
Component: A4-KOMBIINSTR. VDO V09
Coding: 01403
Shop #: WSC 52580
VCID: 275D9E87C557490610-5140
Subsystem 1 - Part No: IMMO
Component: IDENTNR: VWZ7Z0Y2803572
IMMO-IDENTNR: VWZ7Z0Y2803572
No fault code found.
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Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: 6N0-909-901-19.lbl
Part No: 6N0 909 901
Component: Gateway K<->CAN 0001
Coding: 00006
Shop #: WSC 00028
VCID: 70EFB5DB30194EBE81-5140
No fault code found.
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Address 46: Central Conv. Labels: 1J0-959-799.lbl
Part No: 1J0 959 799 AH
Component: 4U Zentral-SG Komf. 0001
Coding: 04096
Shop #: WSC 00684
VCID: 0407E90B14A1421E55-4B02
Subsystem 1 - Part No: 1J2959802C
Component: 4U Tõrsteuerger. FS0002r
Subsystem 2 - Part No: 1J2959801D
Component: 4U Tõrsteuerger. BF0002r
Subsystem 3 - Part No: 1J4959811C
Component: 4U Tõrsteuerger. HL0002r
Subsystem 4 - Part No: 1J4959812C
Component: 4U Tõrsteuerger. HR0002r
2 Faults Found:
00953 - Interior Light Time limit
25-10 - Unknown Switch Condition - Intermittent
00943 - Heated Exterior Mirror; Driver Side (Z4)
35-00 - -
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Address 56: Radio Labels: 1J0-035-18x-56.lbl
Part No: 1J0 035 186 E
Component: Radio BNO 0005
Coding: 01403
Shop #: WSC 00028
VCID: 275D9E87C557490610-4B1C
1 Fault Found:
00852 - Loudspeaker(s); Front
36-10 - Open Circuit - Intermittent
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All codes have now been cleared but haven't yet taken the car for a run.
Help very much appreciated.
On a side note.....how can you tell if the Golf is a 16v or an 8v engine?
We bought it having been told it was a 16v.
I don't know how many of you have the MyCarCheck app for iPhone but i have the (old) version where it still gives you plenty of info.
Now when i check my own car reg it says:
Cylinders: 4
Valves/Cyl: 4
I'm assuming this is multiplied to give the 16v which my car is.
When i check the wifes reg...
Cylinders: 4
Valves/Cyl: 2
Which would be 8 if that's how you work it out.
How do you know for 100%? Just out of curiosity.
