I've got an '89 1.8 16v which is standard and has 100k on the clock. It
burns nor loses any oil. It has just had its vavles re-ground and the valve
stem oil seals done by VW.
It has loads of low end torque and is very lively low down the rev range,
my problem seems to be higher up the rev range where it seems to be
holding back. I had a 16v a few years ago and it seemed to be the other
way around, it would start to rev slowly and as the revs climed it would
feel as though it was revving easier. This one seems as though it's run out
of steam by 4.5-5k rpm. It will rev right round to 7k without complaint,
no pinking etc. but it just doesn't produce the rush my old one used to
and just seems to make more noise than go
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
John
