Dizzy needed, also some advice
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Hey guys, posted this on the VW forum... no response. now i use another piston heads forum a lot and it is awesome. lets hope you lot can help
bought a 1989 MK2 in white cause i've always wanted one. Its got a misfire so working through the possible causes.
I've got the whole head stripped now just to clean it all up and see what i find. all pretty good really. had a leaky rocker cover gasket so got that ready to go in.
Has anybody got a Distributor for an 89 DX engine going spare, obviously to buy? it's the one with the vacuum advance sensor build into it? if so, please get in touch.
The misfire happens when i put anything more than a tiny bit of throttle in! it seems to be running very rich! the plugs and leads are good, any thoughts or suggestions would be great.
cheers all
James
bought a 1989 MK2 in white cause i've always wanted one. Its got a misfire so working through the possible causes.
I've got the whole head stripped now just to clean it all up and see what i find. all pretty good really. had a leaky rocker cover gasket so got that ready to go in.
Has anybody got a Distributor for an 89 DX engine going spare, obviously to buy? it's the one with the vacuum advance sensor build into it? if so, please get in touch.
The misfire happens when i put anything more than a tiny bit of throttle in! it seems to be running very rich! the plugs and leads are good, any thoughts or suggestions would be great.
cheers all
James
The DX is the 1.8 Kjet 8v isnt it.. has the car always had the misfire since you got it?
Have you checked for leaks in the vacuum system and the intake system. Sometimes having a leak will cause similar problems as unmetred air enters/exits the system.
HAve you removed the dizzy? was there evidence of oil inside it, when the seal on the inside fails they can end up full of oil which leads to irritaing misfires.
the K-jet 8v is quite a rare engine set up in a mk2 golf but i believe there are more scirrocos that have it in so perhaps trying a scirroco forum for parts could be an idea.
dave
Have you checked for leaks in the vacuum system and the intake system. Sometimes having a leak will cause similar problems as unmetred air enters/exits the system.
HAve you removed the dizzy? was there evidence of oil inside it, when the seal on the inside fails they can end up full of oil which leads to irritaing misfires.
the K-jet 8v is quite a rare engine set up in a mk2 golf but i believe there are more scirrocos that have it in so perhaps trying a scirroco forum for parts could be an idea.
dave
thanks for the reply.
Yes, the misfire was there when i bought the car.
I have most of the ancillaries removed at the moment. I am cleaning everything up to look shiny and new. painting the rocker cover etc. All vacuum lines are removed so will be replacing them all with new when i put it back together, hopefully this weekend.
if i can get hold of a cheap dizzy i can just eliminate that straight away!
cheers
Yes, the misfire was there when i bought the car.
I have most of the ancillaries removed at the moment. I am cleaning everything up to look shiny and new. painting the rocker cover etc. All vacuum lines are removed so will be replacing them all with new when i put it back together, hopefully this weekend.
if i can get hold of a cheap dizzy i can just eliminate that straight away!
cheers
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