this is driving me mad !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any help

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:32 pm

As the title says

i've had my Gti for about 3 months, so far never encounted half the probs i've read about on some threads

but one prob seems to effect 90% of Gti owners is that the car suffers from stuttering or fuel starvation probs/juddering

This is what started happening to mine a few weeks ago,So i tried the Redex option but didnt have any effect- THIS IS REALLY P***ING ME OFF
not to mention i think its using more petrol.
If i accelerate hard it does'nt really do it. you can feel it through the full car in 2nd,3rd,4th and now its started in 5th this happens at low revs

I've had the RAC look at it but they couldnt find anything wrong,All the guy did was to clean the leads and cover everthing in WD40

Took it to VW for one of there guys to take it for a road test but when we went out it did'nt really do it (Bloody typical !!) he suggested changing the fuel filter,which got done last week also the plugs have been changed aswell. i need to know what else it be maybe the timing belt ???

there is no lights on the dash so i dont think there is any fault codes,the VW guy did mention it could be a miss fire,but they wanted to book it in but thats gonna cost

The leads ( still the orignal red ones)did have some corrsion inside of them but cleaned them,also tried a gallon of carb cleaner into it, but made little effect ??
Now im stuck what to do next its either gonna cost me for VW to look at it or someone else
Please help as someone has got of sorted this out

polo power · Post by **polo power** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:38 pm

try changing the coil pack.

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:40 pm

is it expensive ? also easy to do

VR6 South · Post by **VR6 South** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:48 pm

It may be worth investing in some new HT leads. They only seem to last between 50 - 60k

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:15 pm

Will try the leads option first (Again more cost

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and if that dont cure it ??? what next

Petrol+Match or the trader

hex_da_rex · Post by **hex_da_rex** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:23 pm

Approximately how much are HT leads?

J-GTi · Post by **J-GTi** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:35 pm

Have you run VAG-COM on your car yet??

Sound like a coolant temp sensor to me!

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:49 pm

No not yet- not sure VAG ???? explane

J-GTi · Post by **J-GTi** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:01 pm

VAG COM is the diagnostic program for the VW audi group basicly it scans your ECU for any fault's it detected and/or stored.

To be honest reading through that again it does sound like HT leads but if I where you I'd get the diagnostics run on0 it first before waisting more money on what will probably turn out to not be the problem anyway!!!

I assume you'v cleaned the throttle body ?

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:06 pm

yeah throttle has been done with gallons of carb cleaner

VR6 South · Post by **VR6 South** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:02 pm

darranwrx wrote:Will try the leads option first (Again more cost )
and if that dont cure it ??? what next
Petrol+Match or the trader

Someone on here was selling a set of leads for Â£20, bargain as they are Â£11 each!

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:41 pm

just called my local VW and there 14.95 each

VR6 South · Post by **VR6 South** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:52 pm

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.p ... opic=62977

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:57 pm

not registred on the site

VR6 South · Post by **VR6 South** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:02 pm

darranwrx wrote:not registred on the site

You can join easily enough