Hi from a new member with a mk4 tdi golf (2000) as you may gather by my user name.
Now I have found this site as I am on the nett looking for what may be my problem with my golf, so I am hoping you guys may know or be able to point me in the right direction,
the story goes... over 2 years ago I bought the car vandal damaged as salvage, put a new front screen in it, two back lights, brake light switch (missing?) and had a few bits painted, one cheap car for the wife,
I drove it down and got it MOTed car drove nice, gave it a blast to see how it went,
I was just getting it going and puff a large black gush of smoke out the back and the car was then holding back, would not seem to go over 3200rpm while driving although it would rev full with no load ie out of gear. ( no lights on the dash) car drives nice up to 3200, always turned over a lot before it starts, hot or cold, any way as the wife was just running it to work and back only some 4 miles and stuck in traffic I thought I would see how she go on with it.
Now over the 2 years + we have had it, it has had a service ( local garage) timing belt, water pump,clutch fitted, the garage did comment on the running and had a look at the pipework and the pump in the tank to see that all was ok, I told them not to worry as it was just the wifes run around. It does not smoke at all ,it only ever did this the once, has about 95k miles on, as I say we have been using it over two years like this,
the problem is now you see she is getting a newer car, so I am getting the golf, now no way can I live with this slug, so come on lads what is wrong with this motor? all help more than welcome.
Thanks ****.
Now I have found this site as I am on the nett looking for what may be my problem with my golf, so I am hoping you guys may know or be able to point me in the right direction,
the story goes... over 2 years ago I bought the car vandal damaged as salvage, put a new front screen in it, two back lights, brake light switch (missing?) and had a few bits painted, one cheap car for the wife,
I drove it down and got it MOTed car drove nice, gave it a blast to see how it went,
I was just getting it going and puff a large black gush of smoke out the back and the car was then holding back, would not seem to go over 3200rpm while driving although it would rev full with no load ie out of gear. ( no lights on the dash) car drives nice up to 3200, always turned over a lot before it starts, hot or cold, any way as the wife was just running it to work and back only some 4 miles and stuck in traffic I thought I would see how she go on with it.
Now over the 2 years + we have had it, it has had a service ( local garage) timing belt, water pump,clutch fitted, the garage did comment on the running and had a look at the pipework and the pump in the tank to see that all was ok, I told them not to worry as it was just the wifes run around. It does not smoke at all ,it only ever did this the once, has about 95k miles on, as I say we have been using it over two years like this,
the problem is now you see she is getting a newer car, so I am getting the golf, now no way can I live with this slug, so come on lads what is wrong with this motor? all help more than welcome.
Thanks ****.