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Check again on the spark wires if there is oxydation on the contacts with the sparks and with the ignition coil.
The rough idle could be caused also by low quality fuel or some dirty injectors.
Eventually replace the fuel filter (placed under the car, close to the rear right wheel).


How does ...

Well just got my car back and the mechanic said he couldn't find the problem :/ Not sure what else can cause this.


Is the rough idle there all the time? I find with mine that when the engine is cold, immediately after starting the idle "hick-ups" give or take every 30 seconds or so, like the car ...

I have a car with the same engine and the issue you described but I don't know a solution yet. I have changed new sparkplugs and leads and didn't fix the issue for me.

Also recently I changed the timing chain cause it was rattling even when the car was in operation temps, but it didn't change the ...

So for the last two weeks I've noticed I've had a rough idle. The car has small shakes jumping between 630-650rpm, on small occasions it will jump to 700rpm and drop back down, kinda feels like its about to stall.

Around September of last year i had a similar problem but there will be small dips ...

Have you remapped your engine yet? That custom intake also looks quite nice!

Alisdair wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:24 pm What exhaust did you end up going for? I am also currently looking for one.

I went with a custom cat back exhaust from Fastlane Styline in Romford, sounds very bassy and gives off a few pops as well. Cost me a 370 quid tho. Imo it was worth it XD

Sounds like it could be your suspension bushes. Seems quite a common problem on the mk6 and mk7 Golf. When it’s raining, the road spray probably ‘lubricates’ them which is why you don’t hear the noise in wet weather.


How much does it cost to replace the suspension bushes and is it something i ...

Ive got a 2012 Polo 6R 1.2 TSI and for the past two weeks my car has been making loud creaking noise when ever i go over speed humps or really uneven road surfaces. Also it doesn't make any noise when its raining for some reason. Any ideas what the problem could be? Cheers.

iichel wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:13 pm Yes it could be the plugs. Perhaps you can take them out for a visual inspection?

How do you know if the spark plugs look bad?

A few weeks back i started noticing this slight engine judder when accelerating hard in any gear other than 1st. Yesterday i changed the coil pack and the ignition cables thinking that was the problem. I took it out for short drive and didn't notice the judder so thought that fixed the problem ...

Does this effect the 4 cylinder 1.2tsi engine as well (CBZB engine code)?

The polo is a 62 plate built in September. I was watching some videos and it sounds similar to an engine mount being worn maybe... Hopefully there inst any permanent damage after being driven like this week for 8 weeks!

Yeah checked the wheel nuts and all tight in all four corners. Im starting to think it might be the top mounts, going to have a look later on today.

The noise started roughly a week after the new drop links were installed, could the garage have done it wrong? I thought it could be the top mounts or engine mounts since i just noticed that when i move of quite quickly, it will make a little knock/clunk sound as well. Not sure how hard it is to ...

Hey guys, so my car is making a knocking/clunking noise from the front right hand side of the car, its really noticeable when going over speed humps or on poor road surfaces(every road in London pretty much!). Also when accelerating in third or fourth gear from low RPMs it also makes the same ...