Hello carrots, planets, boys an girls ,or what ever you identify as lol
finally got round to putting some serious time in on the mk2 gti this week, an im now at the stage of starting it. How ever when i turn the ignition on, i have spark on the plug nearest the ccambelt end. an only when ignition is switched on for the 1st time. then nothing on any of the plugs when im cranking, including the one that showed life, thou im assuming its only shorting out on ignition on
i would like to add, only thing. i havent put back on the golf is there alternator, thou i dont think this would stop it sparking ? i have no imobilzer that im aware off, my cap an leads are ok, but again assuming i get a single spark there possibly not the issue
Has anyone here, ever managed to solve issues with them before.
ive ordered many times, but this year, i had a parcel with missing items, an another parcel with a random part. instead of the bit i ordered
ive tried emails, i tried via ebay messages, each time i did get a response finally, they then dont bother to reply again. given i worked 3 doors up by chance 2 fridays ago, only to speak to a member of dispatch in the warehouse, who couldnt help, but did equally tell me there after sales in the office beyond useless
Hey people, wondering if anyone here can help with a wiring question on this topic.
my mk2 started life as a petrol engine, been coverted to a diesel, the one issue that bugs me a lot is the fact my rev counter doesnt work, while at the mot station, the tester put this unit across the battery an got a read out of the revs. So i find my self wanting to address this issue again.
now from what i see diesel engines get there pulse from the alternator, an thats how the rev counter works. Right ?
a petrol engine gets it from the coil ? is that right ?
anyone shed light on this, becuase then at least i now know what the issue could well be
As some of you know i got a mk2 with an engine in it that, im really not keen on. ive got a second car now, so this one was going to go, but with the lad turning 17 soon ish, his rather keen on it, now a 1.3 or 1.6 carb engine dont turn up often.
Yet ive got a mk3 1.4 auto, that is mine should i want it, im going to take some parts full stop, as little earner on ebay,
But engine is 30k from new, still runs, sounds nice, the car it self is not worth saving, but would this be an easy engine swap, or do i mot mine as planned, flog it. Then just find a 1.3/1.6 that already runs etc
Hey guys, im replacing my rear disc's i assume bearing are pressed intot them, or at least while im there, i may aswell replace them,
My question is i have 89 ce1 1gz gti, what bearings am i likely to find here, as it appears 4 options
- theres a drum version it looks like, which is listed for my car "which mine is not" bearing kit - theres a rear disc option "which of course mine is disc" single bearing not listed for my car -theres another disc option for raylle an synco "which mine is not" single bearing - then theres Gsf which list an inner an outer bearing for my car reg seperatly. But is of course there only option which to me renders the other options as useful as a choclate teapot,
Wondering if anyone can tell me, what the size of the piston on the brakes are on gti 8v 1989, can i assume 38mm as thats all that seems to be avaible ?
Hey all, im parting ways with the orignal car i purchased last year, but in order to atract the best money, i want to re mot it, i feel it may of had a shady one or 2 in previous hands, a few things very suspect that it really should of failed on for sure, but putting these things right 1st,
the question i have here is, O/S rear door does not open at all, has anyone got any suggestions in how to appraoch it
In my mindset is the following,
-door card can not be removed while door is closed ? -door latch knob things, cant be accessed in wheel arch ? -only door handle can be unscrewed, also surround to door realease tab can be removed.
so am i wrong in the above, can i avoid damging the door card, or is that all i have option wise ?
Hey all, looking for both connectorsf or the side light bulbs, both mine have been deleted, an i need a temp sensor connector, prefer not to but a loom justto get these parts
Its been so long since i had a sunroof, just curiuos its not currently leaking, but its in real bad shape, if i dont open it an clean the body side of it up, an disturb it, will it start to leak, or does over hang the drip collector, not prepared to open it, but would like to polish the panels up, i will replace it, but on the list of bits to do its just not important yet, but the car is just so filthy
im wondering what the biggest tire and wheel size and offset i could put on my stock mk2 3dr gti, i dont want to cut or roll arches, i dont want to touch bodywork at all,
also dont want rubbing, so if what you got rubs on a full house of people, its not for me, im possibly not looking to lower the car ether, but if i did would like to know your thoughts on wheel size at that point, but im thinking id only be upgrading to coil overs if i can almost ride at stock height anyway, as i dont think lowering the car at my age is really for me now
New member here, but not new to a mk2 golf, based in east sussex
Previuosly owned early spec 16v which had 90 spec doors fitted, when i owned it had a 1.8 carb engine, then i put a modded1.6 carb in it, before going digi, To which sadly after doing so much work to it, i parted company with the old girl some 15 plus years ago now
Feels like punishment all over again now, but just last week, took ownership over a former 1.8gl which someone has put in a 1600cc diesel engine, in my honest thoughts. Its been badly done, but works all the same. well to a fashion.
Thats where you guys come in, looking for alot of advice, amonsgt the badly wired up engine, theres a lot of issues some of which will have to stay unless a loom comes to market, in which i think 90% of its wiring gremlins would disappear an just work as intended an i could live with that, an then could address some body work, then possibly just start to think about what i want the car to be in the long run, rather not go down that find a rust bucket route for a completly different engine with full loom option just yet
i think what maybe be useful, if anyone could point in the right direction of some diagrams/pictures of a 1.8gl engine layout of switches etc under the bonnet,
an perhaps some direction to where to find out where the current diesel engine may of come from. or idenifying it, has been suggested it came out of a mk1 caddy,
or even in touch with someone on here thats done a similar engine swap an seek advice
Also. im told it has mk4 golf brakes, but from a quick ish look, doesnt appear to be a mod thats carried out, any one shed more light on this perhaps
