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theduke · 14-05-07, 08:17 PM

hi this golf driving me nuts

its been in the garage for a month now they have tried new stepometre,
new single point injection body new distributor and the car is still doing the same.

it starts up but the more accellaration you give it the more it wants to cuts out.
sent it to another garage they said it was lamda sensor,fuel regulator and another sensor done fixed.??????????

so i picked it up drove it great for three days and then exactly the same happened so back to square one, car starts but when you rev it cuts out again.

please please please any ideas ,it has had dianostic on it but no solve yet

HELP HELP PLEASE

delambo · 15-05-07, 05:53 PM

Sounds like you need to take it to a decent garage!! Where are you maybe I can recommend someone.

theduke · 15-05-07, 06:33 PM

STOCKPORT,

Near Manchester

delambo · 16-05-07, 10:03 AM

Sorry mate dont know anyone in that area. A decent garage though would not just replace **** and hope it fixes it. A decent garage would test suspect components and replace them only if they were faulty. The likelyhood that ALL of those components were faulty is extremely slim.

Phone some garages and tell them your story. Tell them that you would like them to have a go at fixing it but that you will not pay for any un-necessary parts and set a linit of one hour to diagnose. If they phone and say they need more time give them anouther hour and so on until you get the impression they havent got a clue what they are talking about or you have run out of money (whichever comes first). Also ask for updates as the job goes along and ask for (where possible) printouts of fault codes stored and screen grabs of scope patterns. Explain that you are not being awkward but that you have been ripped off and you are just being careful. A decent garage will have nothing to hide and will let you into their workshop to show you what equipment they have and what they can do. Do not let anyone take on the job unless they have an oscilloscope and know how to use it!!

A decent garage will understand your concerns and will most probably be dealing with people like you all day long. They will also do their best for you becaus they know that if they do a good job at a good price then they will win all your future business.

Hope that helps.

delambo · 16-05-07, 10:06 AM

Oh and I would also recommend a fuel pressure check. Might also be worth replacing the fuel filter as a matter of course. Often they do not get changed on the service when they are due. It could just be a blocked fuel filter.

theduke · 16-05-07, 11:09 AM

cheers delambo
the garage which found the faults are the ones that got it running ,are supposed to be highly recomended alot of garages in the area use him for fault finding, But they say they found my faults . but it should last longer than three days,My golf is being picked up tomorrow back to the same place i will wait and c what they say next.getting peeeeed off with it now.tanx 4 replys and your tips,

14-05-07, 08:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
theduke Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	golf mk3 1.4 hi this golf driving me nuts its been in the garage for a month now they have tried new stepometre, new single point injection body new distributor and the car is still doing the same. it starts up but the more accellaration you give it the more it wants to cuts out. sent it to another garage they said it was lamda sensor,fuel regulator and another sensor done fixed.?????????? so i picked it up drove it great for three days and then exactly the same happened so back to square one, car starts but when you rev it cuts out again. please please please any ideas ,it has had dianostic on it but no solve yet HELP HELP PLEASE

15-05-07, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
delambo Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: infront of my pc Posts: 521 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: golf mk3 1.4 Sounds like you need to take it to a decent garage!! Where are you maybe I can recommend someone. __________________ If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

15-05-07, 06:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
theduke Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: golf mk3 1.4 STOCKPORT, Near Manchester

16-05-07, 10:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
delambo Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: infront of my pc Posts: 521 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: golf mk3 1.4 Sorry mate dont know anyone in that area. A decent garage though would not just replace **** and hope it fixes it. A decent garage would test suspect components and replace them only if they were faulty. The likelyhood that ALL of those components were faulty is extremely slim. Phone some garages and tell them your story. Tell them that you would like them to have a go at fixing it but that you will not pay for any un-necessary parts and set a linit of one hour to diagnose. If they phone and say they need more time give them anouther hour and so on until you get the impression they havent got a clue what they are talking about or you have run out of money (whichever comes first). Also ask for updates as the job goes along and ask for (where possible) printouts of fault codes stored and screen grabs of scope patterns. Explain that you are not being awkward but that you have been ripped off and you are just being careful. A decent garage will have nothing to hide and will let you into their workshop to show you what equipment they have and what they can do. Do not let anyone take on the job unless they have an oscilloscope and know how to use it!! A decent garage will understand your concerns and will most probably be dealing with people like you all day long. They will also do their best for you becaus they know that if they do a good job at a good price then they will win all your future business. Hope that helps. __________________ If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

16-05-07, 10:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
delambo Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: infront of my pc Posts: 521 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: golf mk3 1.4 Oh and I would also recommend a fuel pressure check. Might also be worth replacing the fuel filter as a matter of course. Often they do not get changed on the service when they are due. It could just be a blocked fuel filter. __________________ If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.


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16-05-07, 11:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
theduke Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: golf mk3 1.4 cheers delambo the garage which found the faults are the ones that got it running ,are supposed to be highly recomended alot of garages in the area use him for fault finding, But they say they found my faults . but it should last longer than three days,My golf is being picked up tomorrow back to the same place i will wait and c what they say next.getting peeeeed off with it now.tanx 4 replys and your tips,

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