Gabriel, I was thinking how about a leaky distributor? Mine is defintely leaking. Any ideas?
Sal Quoting Gabriel Varner <[email protected]>: > I have the exact same problem as you. I speculated that , it could've > been the injectors but didn't want to believe it, about the airbox > intake i might have to try that later today , because my car , is not > fun to drive lately, maybe someone else can help further, who ever has > had the problem we have and fixed it can tell what they did , so we > can all be happy !!! thanks Gabriel 89 GTi 16v >From: "Sal" > <[email protected]> >To: "Scirocco" <[email protected]>, "16V List" > ><[email protected]> >Subject: [tech] injectors >Date: Mon, 14 > May 2001 00:26:18 -0700 > >Motor: 16V > >I think that I've found the > cause of my bad "misfire" under 3000 rpm. It >seems as though air is > not being sucked in by the injectors. In >particular, >the air > shrouds appear to be clogged. The hose which provides air from > the >air filter and goes to the head between the intake runners #1 and > #2 does >not suck in air. In fact, when I disconnect the hose at the > air filter, >the >car idles fine. I tried blowing into the injectors > and it seems like no >air >passes through the shrouds. First off, > can this be causing my "misfiring" >under 3000 rpms and sometimes bad > idling? Secondly, can I rebuilt these >injectors or have they bitten > the dust? > >I'm thinking that under 3000 rpms the injectors are > relying on the air >shrouds to provide air but once the second > butterfly opens up, additional >air is being thrown into the motor > anyways. Hence, causing the "misfiring" >symptons under 3000 rpms. > has any one else come across this problem? > TIA > >Sal > >_____________ >List Sponsor: > http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail > to [email protected] >with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of > your message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the > 16V Homepage at > http://www.gti16v.org _________________________________________________________________ Get > your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com _____________ List Sponsor: > http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail > to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your > message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V > Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
