I'm a dubber again !!!

I get around · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:46

The EMR box in the 2.0gti (and I think in the 1.8gti as well) is well known for all sorts of problems.

Matt82 · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:46

[TW]Fox;15529098 said:
LIKE A GOLF?

very much so :eek:

Matt82 · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:47

I get around said:
The EMR box in the 2.0gti (and I think in the 1.8gti as well) is well known for all sorts of problems.

nah, the 18t has o2a, o2m, o2j etc they all take serious abuse

the dodgy boxes were VW's way of punishing people for buying daft cars

I get around · 15 Dec 2009 at 12:50

Eh, think I'm getting confused then, I'm a bit hung over today, pretty sure I heard something about the 2.0gti box though...

Matt82 · 15 Dec 2009 at 13:03

the mk3 2.0 8v had the ancient o2o box. seeing as the mk4 had the same engine, i wouldnt be suprised if it was still using the o2o box too

cooljimy84 · 15 Dec 2009 at 15:01

Holy smoke look at all the responses...

The engine is the petrol 1.8 turbo 150 BHP, I tried double clutching this morning and it helped... but then again it takes a while to double clutch so might not really be doing any thing...

The engine does "rock" a bit so it might be worn mounts.. i'll get it on a ramp soon and have a poke

The reason i take it up that far is
A) it make it's most power at 5600
B) it sounds nice roaring off at a junction (in a oooo gap kinda way)

AGU engine code (i think) so not sure what box

mattyprice4004 · 15 Dec 2009 at 15:03

Good stuff, had visions of OcUK pummeling you to death for getting the ghastly 2.0 8v lump!

cooljimy84 · 15 Dec 2009 at 15:05

rover416i said:
Good stuff, had visions of OcUK pummeling you to death for getting the ghastly 2.0 8v lump!

Spent ages lookin on forums and talking to other people with the mk4 to find a car that was rapid but also gentle on my wallet...

looked at the 2.0 but it made 115bhp out of a 2.0 .... my 92 plate honda civic non vtec made 95bhp !!! and that was a 1.5 !!!

The_blue · 15 Dec 2009 at 15:41

Bennie-Mac said:
Quick man, run to the hills!!

On purpose or a lucky coincidence?

http://runtothehills.moonfruit.com/

[TW]Fox · 15 Dec 2009 at 15:48

cooljimy84 said:
Spent ages lookin on forums and talking to other people with the mk4 to find a car that was rapid

And you ended up with a Mk4 GTI? How did that happen? Did you give up looking for something rapid

Matt82 · 15 Dec 2009 at 15:59

agu has the o2m... they love abuse, id be suprised if you killed one of those

Bennie-Mac · 15 Dec 2009 at 16:08

The_blue said:
On purpose or a lucky coincidence?

http://runtothehills.moonfruit.com/

Very lucky coincidence it seems

Was expecting it to be a 2.0 "GTi" that everyone would flame hime for

MagicBoy · 15 Dec 2009 at 16:31

Matt82 said:
the dodgy boxes were VW's way of punishing people for buying daft cars

1.6 8V > 2.0 "Bag'o'spanners in a washing machine with a drink problem"

Matt82 · 15 Dec 2009 at 16:40

that pretty much sumarises it

put the v5 in the list too

iaind · 15 Dec 2009 at 16:47

Could this just not be the clutch not disengaging fully?

miniyazz · 15 Dec 2009 at 16:51

iaind said:
Could this just not be the clutch not disengaging fully?

If that were the case there'd be grinding wouldn't there?

russ0r · 15 Dec 2009 at 17:19

Matt82 said:
that pretty much sumarises it

put the v5 in the list too

What's wrong with the V5?

cooljimy84 · 15 Dec 2009 at 23:29

[TW]Fox;15530681 said:
And you ended up with a Mk4 GTI? How did that happen? Did you give up looking for something rapid

Yer well i loved my Mk1 golf and have dribbled over the mk4 for ages...
but i heard sooo many bad things about them that i wanted to do my research, well as much as i could with out owning the car first... every thing else seems ok with the car, just the gear box when i thrash it...

tomorrow i might try taking it up to full revs with half throttle see if that works better...

Stormster · 15 Dec 2009 at 23:34

Sounds expensive. Mines on 131k and smooth as anything, I have a polybush dog bone mount too which helps gear changes at higher RPM.

They aint rapid but with a remap they're decent performers, smooth power, bit of a turbo kick, could do a lot worse IMO.

I'd take it back if it's got a dodgy box

But yes, welcome to a world of niggles! Haha. Treated mine to 300 quids worth of work today. Cambelt, tensioners and bearings, hydraulic tensioner not part of kit, waterpump, thermostat, coolant flush, aux belt, fuel filter. Look after 'em properly and don't nail them everywhere and bar the stupid niggles with things like door modules and so on they'll last a good while will those 1.8t engines.

miniyazz · 16 Dec 2009 at 00:19

Stormster said:
I have a polybush dog bone mount

Hmm.. something to do with a place that attracts various dogs with a hint of food, then offers various-sized bushes for them to pee in depending on their preference?