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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:46 am |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010 Posts: 79
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Location: Nottingham
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hay guys yet again my gti 180 is playing up. been reading tho all the post on here and im thinking its the vvt solenoid. but just fort i would check with everyone b4 i commit my self to a new one. basically my car feels like a 1.1 (could not even keep up with my mate in his 1.6 focus even tho i normally kill him) feels sluggish and there is no induction noise that i used to have. ive had the solenoid out and cleaned it and made no diff. could the solenoid hav completely packed up?? btw no fault codes present ether.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:51 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2874
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Location: Chichester, Sussex
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If it was the VVT there'd normally be a fault code when it's read.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:55 am |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010 Posts: 79
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Location: Nottingham
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even if the vvt is jammed???
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:59 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2874
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Location: Chichester, Sussex
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Yea should do, as soon as a malfunction is detected it should throw up a code, although the Engine Management light won't necessarily come on. Mine did it a few times but changed the solenoid and all is ok now, although the symptoms aren't the same as yours.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:11 am |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010 Posts: 79
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Location: Nottingham
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how much 4 a solenoid and i take its a pug only part??
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:16 am |
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Joined: Apr 16, 2010 Posts: 1152
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Retail is around £80 just buy a new one as it will only happen again and again. you could get one from a breakers but you dont see any 180s in there but the 1.4 16v has vvt and the solenoids fit each other
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:28 am |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010 Posts: 79
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Location: Nottingham
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hav to get it at trade price then from pug lol
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:49 am |
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Joined: Apr 16, 2010 Posts: 1152
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bigtony85 wrote: |
hav to get it at trade price then from pug lol |
its around 50 trade, had one myself
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:00 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2874
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Location: Chichester, Sussex
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Yea mine was about 50 through my mate.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 7:31 am |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010 Posts: 79
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Location: Nottingham
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so i should go ahead and get one?? does it sound like it??
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:04 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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What you code reading it with? Does it read manufacturer specific codes?
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:08 am |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010 Posts: 79
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snap on solus pro. yeh it does
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:09 am |
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Should come up with a fault then if its the VVT, I would have said.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:12 am |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010 Posts: 79
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nah nothing mate. its just so strange like a say it like someone has taken the 2.0l lump out and put a 1.1 in it
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 2:54 pm |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010 Posts: 79
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Location: Nottingham
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car sorted !!!!!!!!!!!!! new vvt solenoid job done and only £64 think its made the car better than ever.
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