The saga continues with the mk 4 GTI

[kells]

well not sure if anyone remembers the other week me mentioning my dads mk 4 GTI having major problems..

basically he has owned the car from brand new, 2.0 GTi 2000 X plate, fully loaded with every extra, only thing is its just the 2.0 lump but he aint fussed about the speed, he just wanted a good spec golf to see him out.

anyhow, it has 75k on the clock, FSH very well maintained, whilst in for its service 3 week ago, they found oil all over spark plug 2...not good, oil is in the head which is a very bad sign

the car is also getting hot...to the point the needle goes off the gauge, well they have done all the usual checks, head gasket is fine etc, compression test + fine, changed all the sensors for the fan and temp etc, (one of which came up on vag com) this has made no difference.

changed the air flow meter to see if that improves things, will know tomo...

anyhow that seems to be a seperate problem to the oil one in the head tho....

we have found out that VW made a huge bals up on certain 2000 year engines by putting the piston 2 in upside down and the piston ring the wrong way up to so oil leaks into the head (it was stamped on the wrong side, thus meaning it was installed the wrong way up) Also meaning they burn alot more oil and that the engine wears out alot quicker, VW never recalled as it would have run in to thousands of pounds as every car would require a full engine re build..

dads car is now getting a full rebuild using all genuine parts (i get them for cost price) so we will see if this is the reason his car has oil in its head...id does appear it could be the case


"if only everything in life was as reliable as a VW"  Hmmmmmmmm..... if it wsnt for the fact my MK3 has been a great car, and the 2 mk 4's at work which have been OK to a extent,  id be very pissed off with VW's

After owning mk2's, 3's and 4's i do think the mk 4's are not as well built as the earlier VW's....

[dai-cymru]

could just be a friday afternoon car im afraid, gutted for your dad as he has had it from new and done everything properly like serviceing etc

[kells]

yeah thats the annoying thing, sure it will come good, just hassle you dont need, i love mk 4's too, this just makes me pissed off with them!!, funny thing is he has always said my mk 3 8v is a hell of alot more powerfull than his, i know the mk 4 is a little heavier but still should be about the same..

putting the 20vt in the mk3, hope thats not gonna be a bad idea lol

[Rhyso]

putting the 20vt in the mk3, hope thats not gonna be a bad idea lol

20v is pretty much bullet proof - seen a MK3 with an S3 engine in it pushing nearly 300bhp 

[kells]

putting the 20vt in the mk3, hope thats not gonna be a bad idea lol

20v is pretty much bullet proof - seen a MK3 with an S3 engine in it pushing nearly 300bhp 

putting the 225 TT lump in mine and hope to remap to 270 ish (Superchips)

[Rhyso]

putting the 20vt in the mk3, hope thats not gonna be a bad idea lol

20v is pretty much bullet proof - seen a MK3 with an S3 engine in it pushing nearly 300bhp 

putting the 225 TT lump in mine and hope to remap to 270 ish (Superchips)

nice 

Dai - ask him where he got the engine from 

[kells]

i still have to get my engine if you mean me lol, i have it sorted tho for when im ready, full brake set up etc too, doing the conversion myself, on my mums driveway...dunno if thats a good thing or not but give it a go, next door neighbour is a technician at VW leeds

[dai-cymru]

i still have to get my engine if you mean me lol, i have it sorted tho for when im ready, full brake set up etc too, doing the conversion myself, on my mums driveway...dunno if thats a good thing or not but give it a go, next door neighbour is a technician at VW leeds

good luck finding an engine with the loom, ecu, clocks and keys. do have an eye on a tdi cat c at the moment though!!

[Rhyso]

good luck finding an engine with the loom, ecu, clocks and keys. do have an eye on a tdi cat c at the moment though!!

what engine? 

[Ivor Mk4 Turbo]

i still have to get my engine if you mean me lol, i have it sorted tho for when im ready, full brake set up etc too, doing the conversion myself, on my mums driveway...dunno if thats a good thing or not but give it a go, next door neighbour is a technician at VW leeds

good luck finding an engine with the loom, ecu, clocks and keys. do have an eye on a tdi cat c at the moment though!!

  Wash your mouth out!!!