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GT4Brody
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3rd Oct 06 at 16:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I know there is quite a few mk 4 owners on here and quite a few 1.8 20v t owners too.
Looking at one tonight for the misses, just wondering if there is anything to look out for? other than the obvious.
cheers
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3rd Oct 06 at 16:30   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
see my sig

also check for coils packs, maf, boost leaks etc etc
Marc
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3rd Oct 06 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fuel pump is a fault and can over flow, causing the car to cut out.



[Edited on 03-10-2006 by Marc]
Corsalad87
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3rd Oct 06 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as above
Robin
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3rd Oct 06 at 16:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
window regulators.
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Warren G Regulators
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alot of faults, to be honest vw aint all they are made out to be, throttle body steppers can pack up on both cable and fly by wire, and they cause no end of probs

i wont be buying another
big eck
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3rd Oct 06 at 17:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there bad for. window regulators, throttle bodys choking up, oil strainers choking up, waterpumps packing in, air mass metere, centre exhaust box hangers snapping, rear axle bushes splitting, front antiroll bar bushes knocking, rear washers leaking, door loks packing in

My mate just told me to write that, hes a time served mechanic with VW

[Edited on 03-10-2006 by big eck]
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Anti roll bars tend to start knocking, need a new bar and bushes

Coil packs used to pack up loads, but seems to be sorted now

Air mass meters sometimes go down, not as much as the diesels tho

Lambda probe pack up regularly

As broster said the throttle valves can also pack up

Window regulators have a tendancy to fail leaving the glass in the door.

The exhaust center silencer brackets break and rattle

Some of the breathers collapse with age

The secondary air pipes get brittle and break..

Thats all i can think about at the mo...

Oh, and the one i looked at this morning had the clutch pressure plate and friction lining welded together because they got to hot from abuse...
big eck
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3rd Oct 06 at 17:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
In short i'd stay away from them lol
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3rd Oct 06 at 17:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
unsure if VW's are made in exactly the same way as SEATs but mine has been problem free touch wood, as does a lot of them on seatcupra

for some reason i only hear about the vws going wrong
GT4Brody
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3rd Oct 06 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
woah, didnt expexct that ,many replies lol
HHmm that gives me a few things to look out for!! Didnt realise that vw,s had so many faults, must admit the one we viewed yesterday had LOADS of silly things repeaced at services etc like window stuck down, fob not working, it idled quite lumpy etc etc...
well go over the one tonight with a fine tooth combe!!(whatever that is!)
Steve
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3rd Oct 06 at 17:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if you get a good one they are usually pretty good imo
GT4Brody
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3rd Oct 06 at 17:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah reckon your right, i think its the same with most manufacturers really, get one that has already had loads of probs, likely to hace loads more, get a low milage minter with out many probs should be
I am actually really excited that she is gettin a decent car, 1000 times better than the 206 xsi she is selling!!
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you can get a bad un no watter wot manufactor of car you get its just pot luck, ive had audi a3 turbo, mk3 seat ibiza cupra, and now got golf gt tdi, cant fault any of um.
AndyCorsaSport
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My mates selling his 1.8 20v at the moment, its on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-RED-MK4_W0QQitemZ330034992116QQihZ014QQcategoryZ9873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 
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