Mrs Stan 24v's Golf 4motion - New wheels

[Stan 24v 0]

Some of you may know that we recently acquired a rather cheap 4motion ;) This satisfiesw my need for another toy, and something more modern, and it satisfies my girlfriends need to have a good decent car with enough room in the boot for our Boxer dog.

 

130k, Indigo Blue, 2000 W reg, full electrics including climate.

 

Its running like a bag of nails at the moment since it was steam cleaned by the garage where we bougt it. Bought it on trade agreement though, so cant really go back to thinge about it. Just waiting for my Vag-Com lead to turn up now. Suspect its the lambda, maf or coils/leads though so nothing major.

 

Need to lose the surf board holder from the dash too :lol:

[Andy665 0]

Nice and understated - hate the wood trim though, one of the first things I ripped out of the Bora - the R32 aluminium trim is really expensive but it looks a million times better

[24V Renshaw 0]

You just have to copy me don't ya Stan :)

 

Jay

[Goldie 2]

Nice car Stan, bit greedy having 48 valves available!!!!!

[Stan 24v 0]

You just have to copy me don't ya Stan :)

 

Jay

 

Ive still got my C though :lol:

 

Goldie 48 valves, 5.6 litres, 12 cylinders and over 400 horses :lol:

[Goldie 2]

48 valves, 5.6 litres, 12 cylinders and over 400 horses

 

And 6 wheel drive...

 

Never had a drive of one of these, you enjoying the 4 wheel drive??

[Stan 24v 0]

Not yet!! It had a nail in the tyre, which just got replaced. I need to change the front wishbone bushes, so Im gonna change the wishbones themselves as its easier, and its running rough due o the nob ed at the garage :mad:

 

As soon as its sorted then I'll let you know. Although, even with those bits needing doing it does feel good 8)

[s.g 0]

looks good well done stan

[Walesy 0]

Yeah, looks nice Stan - shame about all those doors but then it's a second car so we'll let you off :wink: :lol:

[Lovinit 0]

nice.. but agree the wood trims a bit chevy chase/european vacation style mate... :lol:

 

J x

[PhatVR6 0]

You just have to copy me don't ya Stan :)

 

Jay

 

 

You're both copying me! ;-)

[Stan 24v 0]

Got a few problems with it running rough, its a 200 AUE engine with coil pack similar to the VR6. Ive been getting some differing opinions as to what it is, so thought I'd ask here to. This is what I posted on Vortex:

Shes been running as rough as hell lately, (Golf, not Corrado) but only when its wet/damp/cold. If I leave her sit running to dry out for a bit then she runs ok. She also has the older style coil "pack" like the 12v VR, not the later individual coils like the engine on my Corrado.

 

What do you guys reckon? Im leaning towards a split in the coil pack. I havent got a copy of vag-com either to test it as yet.

 

Should I remove the pack and try to seal it? Is it the same as the 12v version?

 

I have since removed the coil pack and am drying it out. It has a small crack on the plastic underside, so gonna seal it and try it again. Do you reckon Im on the right track or could it be something like the lambda? the exhaust emission light flashes on and stays solid afterwards btw.

 

Cheers

Stan

[Jim 2]

Easiest way to test the coilpack is let the car dry out and then spray around the coil pack with a water atomiser when the engine is running.. if the car suddenly starts to splutter then you know thats whats to blame!

[Lippy 0]

Jim, good idea

[Stan 24v 0]

Well I sealed the coil pack, and it improved it but it still wasnt right.

 

Today I bought some new plugs and leads, and it seems to be fine now. have a look at the plugs. The car has 130k, I wonder if theyve ever been changed????!!!!

 

 

 

 

[Supercharged 2]

If it's cracked replace it - water will only get trapped inside...

 

Plugs look ok but you may as well change em as they're out...

[rado-steve 0]

Mmm Proper Fooked them like!

[Stan 24v 0]

Ive changed them already, theyre fooked!!! Running loads better now.

 

Supercharged I dried the coil pack out for a couple of days then sealed it with silicone and its fine.

[24V Renshaw 0]

Well I sealed the coil pack, and it improved it but it still wasnt right.

 

Today I bought some new plugs and leads, and it seems to be fine now. have a look at the plugs. The car has 130k, I wonder if theyve ever been changed????!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

So I was right then :)

 

jay

[Stan 24v 0]

Well I sealed the coil pack, and it improved it but it still wasnt right.

 

Today I bought some new plugs and leads, and it seems to be fine now. have a look at the plugs. The car has 130k, I wonder if theyve ever been changed????!!!!

 

So I was right then :)

 

jay[/quote:dd0f2]

 

Not quite!! Ive got the engine light back on!! I need to vag-com it again to see the error, but Im reckoning the lambda. Are they accessed from behind the engine, or underneath??

[PhatVR6 0]

depends which nes you want.

 

the main 2 are in the downpipes. you can get at them from above or below.

[Stan 24v 0]

Not surePaul, which ones do you reckon? In fact, what do you reckon could be the cause? Any ideas?

[Stan 24v 0]

Any ideas? The engine was NOT running at the time. Im thinking the coil pack is fooked, but would that cause all the symptoms? Or is it more MAF/Lambda related? Either way I can swap the ones from my C for invest.

 

Where do i start?

 

Address 01 -------------------------------------------------------

Controller: 022 906 032 E

Component: MOTRONIC ME7.1 V007

Coding: 00132

Shop #: WSC 31414

8 Faults Found:

16684 - Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected

P0300 - 35-00 - -

16686 - Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected

P0302 - 35-00 - -

16688 - Cylinder 4 Misfire Detected

P0304 - 35-00 - -

17511 - Oxygen (Lambda) Sensor Heating: B1 S1: Performance too Low

P1103 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent

16687 - Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected

P0303 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent

16891 - Idle Control System RPM Higher than Expected.

P0507 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent

18058 - Powertrain Data Bus: Missing Message from Instrument Cluster

P1650 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent

16485 - Mass Air Flow Sensor (G70): Implausible Signal

P0101 - 35-00 - -

Readiness: 0000 1001

[PhatVR6 0]

and if you clear then do any of them come back?

 

I'm getting loads of misfire codes myself at the moment.

[Stan 24v 0]

I cleared them all last week before doing the coil pack and plugs/leads.

 

Apparently a guy on mkiv's had similar problems and it was his maf. I may swap mine over??