iv killed it

well went out in it yesterday and it aint been drove for a good 6 monthes was nearly out of petty so iwacked it 40 quid was going oright parked up last night got in this morning whent to work was all good left work at dinner to the garage for some food jumped it the car struck it up and gggrrrr it died started again and grrr so i started it and put foot right down then was oright its been cutting out alot 2night. its like your just going along and uv turned the engine off. does any one no what it could be jon has told me a few things it could be

realy need help lol changed the fual filter 2day and did no good put some rex in a did no good now what evlse could it be some reaso nwhen ya take the air filter off it seems to start easy

Dunno about taking the air filter off, but Mk3 Golfs apparently have a habit of the fuel pump relay throwing a wobbly (dunno which one it is either - never had a Mk3!).

Jacko

Yeah i suggested the relay, Thats my first port of call when i have a look on sunday.

If not it could be the actual pump, as they do tend to be crap.

other than that it could be over fueling. hence running better with otu the box.

Jon.

I was gonna suggest pump as next port of call.

yer his sisters boyfriend came over tonite n i explained n he said fuel pump straight away

oright yer im thinking fuel pump. jon if ya could have a look on sunday that would be sweet im thinking realy or pump. its running ok when its going after i put some rex in but it just starting

Cut ya loss's nd get a decent mk3 mate, thats my advice. Nice 1.8 driver for example

hahaha u saying my mk3 is tat well if all goes well will be getting a nice 1.4 16v to drop in. cant offor a new car now iv spent to much to loose

I only want bout £250 for mine, without the wheels of course!
Gotta cracking engine, Gti interior. I just want shot n can't be arsed with E-bay.

hmmm if u still have it im 3 weeks i might have it depending on money w just gonna have the engine i think dont need owt else realy

Just put it in the for sale section.

yer iv just had a look thing is 10 monthes is fucking long time for a engine just to sit there not saying ita bad motor or owt

Nah! its been run regularly. Just not had it on the road in that time.

oright i will have a think

i had similar problem on my mk3 would just cut out , i've text tom at corten millers he's gonna ask his bro if he can remember what it was on mine, only difference is it was gti so might not be same but i know it wasn't fuel pump on mine , will let ya know

cheers that would be awsome iv read up on it and they seem to think the relays are crap on the mk3 and to replace it i cant see which one it is thow cuz they put the box in such a stupid place

summets wired happend to day i started it up in the moring and died i finaly got it going and took it to jolllands his bk yard is inclosed so there is no wind or owt and it struck up first time every time then i moved it out the inclosed area and it died again all i can think off is there are vents instead of fog lights and there is a pipe running from there and it point straight at the air filer im just wondering if its geting abit to much air

mk3danny wrote:

yer iv just had a look thing is 10 monthes is fucking long time for a engine just to sit there not saying ita bad motor or owt

If you think 10months is long hows 15 years sound! I got a mini that was laid up for that amount of time and besides putting fresh fuel in it and cleaning the points it fire straight up! It the best 998cc lump I've ever had! The meth caddy was stood 4 years and cracked straight up without touching it bar changing the battery and slapping the starter! Being stood don't kill engines, thrashing from cold, lax maintenance, poor/incorrect oil and over revving kills em! If you are gonna stand an engine, remove the plugs and put redex down each plug hole and wind it over by hand each year, just replace the plugs once you've done it. You can even et proper laying up oil but dont run an engine with it in! Oh and don't drain the cooling system, fill it with et anti-freeze, stops the waterways corroding up etc.

took it to jons 2day but we still couldnt realy pin point what it is i have tryed relays and fuel pump there was a earth off which goes from the rocker cover to the a black box lol is anyone sure what that could be as im sure it wasnt off before also got the boot sorted after the littel inserdent lol

Oh forgot to say have you check that the air filter or any piping to it isn't blocked, the fuel feed and return pipes aren't blocked and that its getting a good spark? I'd also check the crank/cam/hall sensor depending what its got. If its got fuel, air and a spark it should go.

yes mate well we think the head gasket has gone and is killing the spark as soon as it tryes which would make sense. well thas all i can think of plus it leaks sh*t loads of water out the exhaust