#1: Gti 180 engine problems Author: bigtony85, Location: NottinghamPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:42 pm ---- hay guys need some info. im having slight problems with my "03" reg gti 180 engine. what it is when the engine is idling the engine is shaking and slightly hunting. like its slightly miss firing. also when driving it feels like the power dissapears for a second. no engine management light on comes on every now and then with anti pollution fault (typical 206 lol) but the fault happens when the light is off.
#3: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: Surfer333, Location: Cardiff, WalesPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:59 pm ---- It might be the control Idle Valve sensor - A bit of a guess. My old 306 XSI (Previous car) had problem, car when idling was shaky, also on a change down with gears say...from 3rd itno 2nd the car would cut out. Nothing would show up on the diagnostic either. Until by process of eliminantion, turned out to be the Idle Control Valve / Stepper Motor.
But it could be other factors: dirty fuel, clogged / dirty fuel line, poor injectors, or injector system i.e....the carb.
#4: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: NICKST, Location: Little hulton (worsley)Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:06 pm ---- Mine has the shakes a bit when cold I have spent hundreds replacing all the sensors/filter/coilpack/tb. To find out a few months ago it was the realise bearing in the clutch.
My advise dont wast money like I did take it to a garage.
#5: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: bigtony85, Location: NottinghamPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:10 pm ---- also i forgot to mention when i release the accelerator pedal it makes a burbleing noise from the exhaust like its over fueling and the fuel is burning in the exhaust. and if i change down gears harshly from high revs it backfires. injectors????
#7: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: NICKST, Location: Little hulton (worsley)Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:15 pm ---- If there is a faulty lamba sensor it could be fueling wrong.
#8: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: bigtony85, Location: NottinghamPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:17 pm ---- yeh nick another idea i came up with too
#10: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: bigtony85, Location: NottinghamPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:40 pm ---- anyone else come up with a explanation on my fault??
#12: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: perry081064, Location: staffordshirePosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:55 pm ---- i got lee to code read my lads 307.
cleared old faults , started car , fualt appeared.
same symtoms as yours, ours was the coilpack.
...but easier to diagnose once it was read.
new coilpack fitted and job was a good un.
#13: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: bigtony85, Location: NottinghamPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:50 am ---- there are no fault codes in the ecu
#14: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: NICKST, Location: Little hulton (worsley)Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:02 am ---- Things you can do with out costing money
Clean the map sensor.
Clean the tb.
Remove clean spark plugs.
Clean electrical connectors and earthing points.
But like I said mine was the clutch relase Bering that had broke.
I spent a fortune trying to sort mine.
#15: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: bigtony85, Location: NottinghamPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:40 am ---- tryed new spark plugs cause they where due a change anyways.
#17: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: bigtony85, Location: NottinghamPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:50 am ---- cam belt changed bout a year ago problem on started bout 3 month ago
cam belt changed bout a year ago problem on started bout 3 month ago
check your belts are not slack, as it sounds like a timing issue tbh
#19: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: SAB206, Location: North WestPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:19 am ---- Exhaust noise didn't change did it when cambelt was done?
#20: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: bigtony85, Location: NottinghamPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:23 am ---- no exhaust noise was the same after the cam belt fit changed bout 3 months ago
#21: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: mattymj, Location: NorfolkPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:56 pm ---- Did this get fixed?
#22: Re: Gti 180 engine problems Author: dubdup, Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 4:11 pm ---- Same here, I'd be interested to find out if you sorted. I have similar fault, changed Temp sensor (cheers for heads up on that Mattymj), that cured poor revving, but get the same drop/recover of rev's usually when changing gears or if I blip the throttle.
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