Volkswagen Golf limited power
Variant: 1.8 Driver
Model Year: 1996
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
Hi
Car pulls away fine, revs max at about 4500 with power drop off, almost like its being limited. Have changed fuel filter, checked vacum and pipes for air leaks.
any and all help greatly appreciated
cheers
Car pulls away fine, revs max at about 4500 with power drop off, almost like its being limited. Have changed fuel filter, checked vacum and pipes for air leaks.
any and all help greatly appreciated
cheers
Posted: May 25, 2010 (14 years ago)
Sounds like rev limiter cutting in .Could also be caused by timing being out .Best bet to get a diagnostic scan and see if any codes show .
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Post subject: Re: 2.0 8V rev limit (updated)Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:31 pm
Joined: Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:51 pm
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Location: Selby England the most common reason these limit the revs at 5000 is the timing's out.. fairly common fault (especially after a belt change).. have the timing checked and the belt adjusted if needed.
the other reason these limit at 5000 is the ecu goes into safe mode. and that means having the codes read (vag-com lead from ebay for £20 and download the software from ross tec free). this should show any faults recorded on the ecu which need noting, erasing and then rescanning to see what comes back...a fairly common fault is the hall sender thats on the side of the dizzy as listed below
Dug this out from VW forum re. similar fault ,
Post subject: Re: 2.0 8V rev limit (updated)Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:31 pm
Joined: Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:51 pm
Posts: 113
Location: Selby England the most common reason these limit the revs at 5000 is the timing's out.. fairly common fault (especially after a belt change).. have the timing checked and the belt adjusted if needed.
the other reason these limit at 5000 is the ecu goes into safe mode. and that means having the codes read (vag-com lead from ebay for £20 and download the software from ross tec free). this should show any faults recorded on the ecu which need noting, erasing and then rescanning to see what comes back...a fairly common fault is the hall sender thats on the side of the dizzy as listed below
Posted May 25, 2010 (14 years ago)
hey, cheers for the ideas of the timing belt and sensor, it ended up being the catylic converter, it had span. which made the engine not rev propertly, cheers for you help, hope this can help people to.
Posted Jun 15, 2010 (14 years ago)
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