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VW MK4 1.6 S (Petrol)

My car is saying Emissions Workshop and it's got the engine light flashing orange.

Anyone know what this usually is and how much it cost?

I've dropped it off at VW just to be on the safe side but they probably won't be looking at it until Monday and I'm wondering what I'm likely to be looking at.

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G
 
What does that mean? I'm not very car literate.

The only thing that's concerning me at the moment is that the car has never had a new cam belt. hoping that's not on the way out as I just can't afford to get it done.
 
VW phoned and said that the car is misfiring and that they believe that it needs 4 new coils and 4 new spark plugs.

I don't know if they are right, and they said that there is a good chance that it won't fix it but they want to do it any way to check.

They said it will be £380.05

That's about £300 more than I've got so I've told them to hold fire for now and I'll just pay the £30 for the inspection.

They also said that completely seperately:

My Sump gasket is leaking and that will be £434
I need a 4 wheel allignment which will be £99
I need Front Pads and Discs which will be £275
Rear pads for which they want £131
They said that the handbreak pivot needs adjusting £98.29

They have also previously quoted for a slight misting of oil on the shocks which they wanted about £300 for.

I'll have to leave it on the drive for the time being I think. Got more important things to buy at the moment with twins on the way to be honest.
 
Sone said:
coils and plugs are very easy to change, price up on eurocarparts will be far far less.
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You are NOT wrong!

Volkswagen Golf 1.6 2002
ARC Ignition Coil
Part #:413440421
£19.68
x4
£78.72

Volkswagen Golf 1.6 2002
BERU Spark Plug
Part #:408770595
£1.98
x4
£7.92

Sub-total
£86.64

There are loads of different prices/makes etc, these are the cheapest.

VW said just the parts is £150+vat
 
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Picking up 4x Bosch Coils from Eurocar parts after work. I'm going to assume it's not the plugs atm. Are the coils easy to fit? or should I pay someone to do it?

Would a Haynes manual show me how to change these? If so I'll buy one cause there are lots of things I don't know that I think I should that would be in there.
 
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BigglesPiP said:
Agreed.



Not doing the plugs too is a false economy, they're a few £ each from the same place selling the coils.

If you really want to be a tight arse and replace only one of the 2 components named, start with the cheaper part, the plugs.
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The reason I'd be being a "tight arse" is because I've got twins on the way, I went into a different garage earlier and he said that it won't be the spark plugs because they have been changed recently.

If I put the coils on and it's still bad I'll buy the plugs.

I'm guessing I'll probably not be able to reset the warning light on my own tho?
 
lol I've managed to pull one of the coils out, but can't get the wired clip off it. Also two of the coils are underneath the oil cap! No idea how I'd go about getting to them! lol

Think this has defeated me!
 
loving the mad paint skillz! I've got the connector off one of them now :D

Just this oil thing thats confusing me now! Pics:

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Dalin80 you are a true gent!! Car works fine now :D

That stupid warning light has not gone yet, but I guess VW would have to do that? Ah well who cares, at least my mum can put her car back in the garage and I can go home and heat up my dinner :D

Result!!

Thanks ever so much!! :cool:
 
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