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+5RM2WAS djdougalno1 guy LOWANDSLOW fishpat86 9 posters |
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fishpat86
 Number of posts : 21
Age : 37
Location : Cambridge
Drives : Betty the 2.0 Bora
Registration date : 2010-10-02
| | Subject: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Sat Oct 02 2010, 19:58 | |
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Car:
1999 Bora SE 2.0 8v (APK)
Mileage:
102K
symptoms:
erratic idle when cold.
misfiring between idle and 3-4k, intermittent at normal operating temperature but prominent when cold.
Excessive fuel consumption.
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fishpat86
Number of posts : 21
Age : 37
Location : Cambridge
Drives : Betty the 2.0 Bora
Registration date : 2010-10-02
| | Subject: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Wrong section Sat Oct 02 2010, 20:57 | |
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Can a mod please move this to the correct section?
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LOWANDSLOW
Number of posts : 877
Age : 46
Location : WISBECH
Drives : Mk2 golf 8v
Registration date : 2010-04-11
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Sat Oct 02 2010, 21:20 | |
| I had the same thing with my golf mk4 gti what engine code is it? Mine did it I tried changing loads of stuff nothing worked!!! I narrowed it down to the fueling I was going to try a new fuel regulator  | |
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guy
Moderator
Number of posts : 1689
Age : 56
Location : Littleport
Drives : MK 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, T5
Registration date : 2009-09-15
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Sun Oct 03 2010, 07:24 | |
| To start with it will need plugging in.
I can do this for you and give you the results and maybe cure it for you.
I am in littleport. 07791001385.
Try me. | |
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djdougalno1
Number of posts : 376
Location : milton cambridge
Drives : T4 tdi, a3 Quattro turbo and Yamaha r6
Registration date : 2009-09-17
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Sun Oct 03 2010, 09:34 | |
| I'd say maf or coil pack but wants a diagnostic scan | |
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RM2WAS
Number of posts : 256
Age : 43
Location : dicking about everywhere
Drives : occasionally
Registration date : 2008-02-28
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Sun Oct 03 2010, 10:57 | |
| my money is on the air flow meter. | |
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Henry
Number of posts : 218
Age : 37
Location : Cambridge
Drives : Polo G40, Audi S4, Mk2 Golf GTI, Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
Registration date : 2008-01-18
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Sun Oct 03 2010, 16:05 | |
| Depends what the prize is really | |
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fishpat86
Number of posts : 21
Age : 37
Location : Cambridge
Drives : Betty the 2.0 Bora
Registration date : 2010-10-02
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Sun Oct 03 2010, 18:36 | |
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Fixed now.
Many thanks to Guy and his vadge-com and superior knowledge.
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djdougalno1
Number of posts : 376
Location : milton cambridge
Drives : T4 tdi, a3 Quattro turbo and Yamaha r6
Registration date : 2009-09-17
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Sun Oct 03 2010, 18:44 | |
| so what was it then  | |
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fishpat86
Number of posts : 21
Age : 37
Location : Cambridge
Drives : Betty the 2.0 Bora
Registration date : 2010-10-02
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Mon Oct 04 2010, 20:44 | |
| - djdougalno1 wrote:
- so what was it then
Misfire on cylinder 1 caused by crappy HT lead/spark plug connection. He also cleaned out my throttle body as well. I cleaned my MAF in isopropyl today. Betty is running just lovely now. | |
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Henry
Number of posts : 218
Age : 37
Location : Cambridge
Drives : Polo G40, Audi S4, Mk2 Golf GTI, Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
Registration date : 2008-01-18
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Tue Oct 05 2010, 22:55 | |
| - fishpat86 wrote:
- djdougalno1 wrote:
- so what was it then
He also cleaned out my throttle body
I bet he did | |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts : 6815
Age : 34
Registration date : 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Wed Oct 06 2010, 09:13 | |
| Guy does know his stuff  | |
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rp24k
Number of posts : 522
Age : 42
Location : diss
Drives : Audi S4 Avant, 2011 t5, 74 bay, Audi A1 S-line tdi
Registration date : 2009-12-05
| | Subject: . Thu Oct 21 2010, 18:00 | |
| sweet, mine's doin this. i've got a spare maf, and ordered a set of plugs n leads, hopefully that'll cure my prob | |
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Stampers
Number of posts : 1553
Age : 37
Location : Soham, Ely
Drives : BMW 32HATE
Registration date : 2009-07-06
| | Subject: Re: Prizes for working out what's wrong with my car Thu Oct 21 2010, 18:08 | |
| This is exactly what was wrong with my MK4 2.0 GTI.
Took it to Guy, he said it was a HT lead issue.
Went to Halfords 3 days later, fitted them with the help of Mr Sparrow, and it ran spot on.
HT leads and MAF sensors are the bane of the MK4 platform apparently. | |
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