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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / January 2007mk2 golf enginee trouble (please help)
I'm having loads of trouble with my Jreg MK2 gold ryder 1.6 to start with every now and again when i turn the ignition theres a realy load noise and the enigne dosent turn. if i try it again it starts fine.(this happens more when its wet) the other problem i have is when i eventualy start the car and get going when i pull off the enginee is verrry slugish and it dosent sound as though its firing right, once its warrmed up it's seem fine untill its being going for about half hour then it will start suffering from a drastic loss of power untill it cuts out. if i start the car again it sounds realy blowy untill a rev it a little then its fine for anotoher half hour or so!!!! i'v taken it to my local garge and they say they cant find a problem but they clened my carb out for me!! is there anything i can do my self to find out whats going on and get it sorted cus i luv my lil golf n dont want to get rid!!! > I'm having loads of trouble with my Jreg MK2 gold ryder 1.6 > > to start with every now and again when i turn the ignition theres a > realy load noise and the enigne dosent turn. if i try it again it > starts fine.(this happens more when its wet) Sounds like the starter isn't engaging with the flywheel properly. Try cleaning everything up. No idea on the second problem, I hate carbs with a passion. MK2 GTIs are cheap you know :). > the other problem i have is when i eventualy start the car and get > going when i pull off the enginee is verrry slugish and it dosent sound [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > is there anything i can do my self to find out whats going on and get > it sorted cus i luv my lil golf n dont want to get rid!!! Hang on a second. Has it still got the automatic choke? These are generally pretty problematic. And most garages don't understand the Pierburg card because it's not a Weber... > > the other problem i have is when i eventualy start the car and get > > going when i pull off the enginee is verrry slugish and it dosent sound [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > pretty problematic. And most garages don't understand the Pierburg card > because it's not a Weber... check the distributor too... ted > > the other problem i have is when i eventualy start the car and get > > going when i pull off the enginee is verrry slugish and it dosent sound [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > pretty problematic. And most garages don't understand the Pierburg card > because it's not a Weber... yeah its got an automatic choke When you try starting, do you mean the engine doesn't turn, or just doesn't start running? My favourite answer for a Mk 2 Golf with carb that gets a massive loss of power and eventually cuts out after running fine is that the waterway that feeds the automatic choke with warm water once the electrical heater turns off (a few minutes after starting) is blocked. Look at www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/jettachoke.htm for how to check if this is the problem. I had another problem with my Mk 2 Jetta - the distributor cap was burned away under one of the plug connectors, but was hidden by the rubber. If you have an electrical testmeter, check the resistance of your plug leads - from inside the distributor cap to inside the plug cap. Look for 5KOhms or around that. If it's a lot higher, replace it. You may be able to work out if it's the plug cap rather than the other end - can be changed separately. Have you looked at the spark plugs - the colour and state of them tells you a lot about the state of your engine, fuel and ignition systems. As well as the choke water circulation problem, it sounds as if you have a fault in part of the ignition system which is why you get more trouble in damp weather.  SignatureDave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ > I'm having loads of trouble with my Jreg MK2 gold ryder 1.6 > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > is there anything i can do my self to find out whats going on and get > it sorted cus i luv my lil golf n dont want to get rid!!! > When you try starting, do you mean the engine doesn't turn, or just doesn't > start running? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > in part of the ignition system which is why you get more trouble in damp > weather. yeap the engine dosent turn, just makes a load noise (bit like a donky mateing with a cow) i've also got another problem but i thought it was unrelated and that is the the stero and cigaret lighter dosent work, i've replace the fuse but this made no difference could that be related to anything? i'll check my spark plugs and see what condiion there in and give the everything a good cleen. >> When you try starting, do you mean the engine doesn't turn, or just >> doesn't [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > yeap the engine dosent turn, just makes a load noise (bit like a donky > mateing with a cow) A quid says it's the Bendix on the starter. > A quid says it's the Bendix on the starter. whats on off them? > > A quid says it's the Bendix on the starter. > > whats on off them? It's the mechanism to engage the gear on the starter motor - it winds the cog along. Just remove the starter motor, spray some WD40 onto the bits sticking out, make sure the cog mechanism can move freely along the shaft, and stick it back in. Check the shaft isn't wobbling about and fouling the casing. If the front bearing on the starter motor has collapsed, it might be that the actual armature (main bit in the motor that rotates) is fouling the casing and field coils. That makes a nasty noise alright - don't know if it's the same as a donkey mating with a cow. You need to remove the starter to see if that's the problem anyway. I don't think the cigarette lighter failure would be affecting starting - assuming there isn't a major power short, which you would notice as smoke and crackling noises! SignatureDave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ > > A quid says it's the Bendix on the starter. > > whats one of them? It's the mechanism to engage the gear on the starter motor - it winds the cog along. Just remove the starter motor, spray some WD40 onto the bits sticking out, make sure the cog mechanism can move freely along the shaft, and stick it back in. Check the shaft isn't wobbling about and fouling the casing. If the front bearing on the starter motor has collapsed, it might be that the actual armature (main bit in the motor that rotates) is fouling the casing and field coils. That makes a nasty noise alright - don't know if it's the same as a donkey mating with a cow. You need to remove the starter to see if that's the problem anyway. I don't think the cigarette lighter failure would be affecting starting - assuming there isn't a major power short, which you would notice as smoke and crackling noises! SignatureDave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ Thanks, i'll take a look at the starter moter at the weakend. back to the stero/lighter i've removed the stero and the connectors have been hashed together with duc tape, could this be a lickley cause of a short in the cicuit or is there anywhere else i can check? >> A quid says it's the Bendix on the starter. > > whats on off them? Its the cog on the end of the starter motor that engages with the ring gear around the flywheel that spins the engine to start it. If the cog or ring gear (hopefully NOT the ring gear!) gets damaged a god awful noise can be heard and usually means the starter will have to be removed and the 'bendix' cog changed. It *could* just be that the starter motor has worked loose from the bellhousing and just needs tightening but if it's allowed to go on too much more damage will be caused, so get it sorted pronto! AndyR Ex VR6 now Bora PD150 |
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