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General Car Chat / Golf 1.6 1999 problem

« on: 28 February 2015, 14:26:06 »

Hey guys - my other car is a Golf (as in title of thread) - it runs sweet as a nut until it gets warm, then it coughs, splutters, revs drop, judders and conks out but always restarts, then the cycle starts again.

Any ideas?

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Omega General Help / Re: Broken down

« on: 15 May 2014, 09:06:46 »

I have a genuine GM unused 90492006 which I will post at £50 all in.

Thanks Alan, but the guy fitting it is supplying a GM one, so I'll go with that. Support the local mobile mechanic and all that.

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Omega General Help / Re: Broken down

« on: 14 May 2014, 14:08:53 »

with my back in the state it's in, £40 seems like a bargain to get me mobile again! 

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Omega General Help / Re: Broken down

« on: 14 May 2014, 13:10:11 »

Thanks for all the replies - found a guy who'll install it for c£40 - anyone know how much the actual sensor is, normally (genuine VX)?

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Omega General Help / Re: Broken down

« on: 14 May 2014, 11:26:14 »

Thanks guys - thing is, I've knackered me back moving house at the weekend and can't bend over (in fact, I'm walking like a 90 yr old) - anyone got any idea what a fair price for a mobile mechanic (assuming I can find one round here) to fit the sensor would be, so I don't get ripped off? Cheers

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Omega General Help / Broken down

« on: 14 May 2014, 11:17:07 »

Hi guys - driving along at 30, car shuddered then engine immediately died - engine management light came on. Turned over fine but won't fire up. Waited 10 mins, started again, drove about 1/4 mile then same again, died. Got recovered to home. Sitting outside awaiting attention. Battery dead (after failed cranking and hazard lights on for 2 hrs, I guess). Recovery guy plugged in obeedeebee but no codes stored. Crank sensor, maybe?

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General Car Chat / Re: Foolish jump lead connection

« on: 04 February 2014, 19:51:08 »

.. The alternator is no longer spinning round.
.....

  Not sure what you mean ..... is the 'fan belt' still intact?

I might be wrong but I thought that inside the alternator, the 'wirey bits' spin round while charging the battery. They don't spin any more (if they did in the first place). Thanks.

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General Car Chat / Re: Foolish jump lead connection

« on: 04 February 2014, 19:49:17 »

The pulleys on vag brands do fail resulting in the alternator freewheeling and eventually falling off. Probably why it went flat unless you know other wise?

If the battery is that flat then it will stall. bench charge, refit and test charge rate.

It went flat (I am supposing) because it sat around without being used for a year. Cheers.

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General Car Chat / Re: Foolish jump lead connection

« on: 04 February 2014, 19:48:24 »

Is the auxiliary belt still on the alternator?

Yep, nice and secure.

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General Car Chat / Foolish jump lead connection

« on: 04 February 2014, 18:36:34 »

I recently tried jump starting my VW Golf (flat as a pancake) with my Omega. Made a real rookie mistake - connected the + to - across the two batteries. Tried to start the Golf, the Omega nearly conked out and the Golf smelt of burning (a bit). Realised my mistake and after much cussing at the stupidity of me, reconnected (the right way round) and the Golf started first time. BUT the Golf battery light is on and it conks out as soon as the jump leads are disconnected. The alternator is no longer spinning round.

I've !&!*ed the alternator on the Golf, haven't I?

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Omega General Help / Re: Juddering

« on: 19 July 2013, 11:22:21 »

duh, how stupid am I? Ones got a %*!*ing great hole in it for the oil to go in! 

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Omega General Help / Re: Juddering

« on: 19 July 2013, 10:37:01 »

just a quickie - is there any difference between the cam covers? i.e. is there a right and left side - I just noticed they have different part no's - can't remember which side came from which. Cheers!

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Omega General Help / Re: Juddering

« on: 18 July 2013, 15:54:00 »

Yikes - hope I remember how it all goes back together 



It is soooo much easier to get to the dis pack with the cam cover off - thought I'd chuck in a new one (and leads) while I was in that area. 



Cheers everyone!

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Omega General Help / Re: Juddering

« on: 17 July 2013, 14:05:58 »

Thanks Tunnie 

looking forward to doing this tomorrow in 31 degree London heat and no shade! 

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Omega General Help / Re: Juddering

« on: 17 July 2013, 13:02:28 »

just one more thing - it's the drivers side cam cover gasket that has gone - is there any part of the breather system that serves that side only that I may have missed when I cleaned the breather system a year ago? Cheers!