hawwy 0 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 HiFirstly car had brand new plugs a 6-7 month old . An leads are 2 month oldWhen i start it it dies unless i rev it a bit ( thats after its been parked a while) sonetimes it doesnt die but engines shakes because revs drop so low.And also now all time it just dont have the power it just feel flat when i put my foot down sounds like it going well but isnt and when am driving it jerks also.Also sometimes it just starts slowing down and jerking and all of a sudden just starts shooting offSo what can it be. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 could be the coil pack breaking down mate check of for cracks and damage .... also see if you can get the fault codes read out ..... Link to post Share on other sites
hawwy 0 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Thanks mate il try to see if any body got one i can try cheers Link to post Share on other sites
wardycatt 7 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 If it is the coil pack, it's very easy to fix yourself. You need an allen key to remove the coil pack, a torx screwdriver to open the coil pack and some glue (epoxy is recommended, but superglue works fine). Then put loads of glue around the three coils. It could be fixed as quick as 30 mins (depends on the glue used), and costs about a quid. Alternatively, new ones are about £30 on eBay. You can actually buy them pre-modified with the glue fix so they should last longer than the car.Checking the coil when it's dark makes spotting arcing very easy. From what I've read on here, the coil failing is a very common fault (on Mk3 Golfs anyway).That's assuming it is your coil of course! Link to post Share on other sites
MJ Vr6 79 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 HiFirstly car had brand new plugs a 6-7 month old . An leads are 2 month oldWhen i start it it dies unless i rev it a bit ( thats after its been parked a while) sonetimes it doesnt die but engines shakes because revs drop so low.And also now all time it just dont have the power it just feel flat when i put my foot down sounds like it going well but isnt and when am driving it jerks also.Also sometimes it just starts slowing down and jerking and all of a sudden just starts shooting offSo what can it be. Cheers2 things.If the car is not missfiring its not Coil Pack.The car will have Jerks etc loss of power and gain on 2 things..Coolant Temp Switch or AFM.To rule the AFM out, at point where the Jerk etc is happenin, stop car, switch off,disconnect the AFM.Re start, maybe a bit hesitant at start, this will be due to the ECU realizing that the AFM is disconnected.Drive the car, and see if theres any dfference, If its still the same, stop car, switch engne off, and re-plug it back inn.You do not need VAG COM to reset this as it will do so buy driving the car 8miles+.Only thing that would be left to cause all this would be the Coolant Temp Switch! (BLUE).Quick 10min changeover as long as engine is cold. Link to post Share on other sites
hawwy 0 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 When i start car it idles funny . And i have changed blue plug. But sometimes only sometimes if i push the brown one in it gets a bit better? Link to post Share on other sites
hawwy 0 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Coolant tenp switch it that blue sensor on thermostat yes? And i replied post above too Link to post Share on other sites
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