Jed's MKIV .:R32

[JedR32]

So yesterday Erin, the legend, helped me out all day scanning and troubleshooting the beast. We ended up replacing the spark plugs as three were horribly corroded (I'll upload some pics later). We also found the coilpacks looked pretty average in cylinders 4 through 6. We got it idling rough, but no misfires, though when I drove it the misfire came back. Same cylinder 3 misfiring again. Took it to Prestige and Performance first thing this morning and despite them being booked out they helped narrow it down to a coilpack by switching the coilpack around. The misfire followed where we put the coilpack.

Then I took it to Austral VW as my car turned out to be on the recall list. Amazingly they had 6 coilpacks in stock and replaced all of mine. So now the car runs super smoothly, feels a lot tighter and has a bit more go to it.

Thanks heaps to Corey and Sally who came over Saturday night and helped out. And a massive thanks to Erin for helping me out yesterday and driving me all over Brisbane to get things to fix the beast up!

[Lito]

Awesome result mate!! Must feel good to have her back to 100%

[JedR32]

Awesome result mate!! Must feel good to have her back to 100%

So good! Running on 5 cylinders for two days was scary as ****

[14nce]

Thats the best outcome you could have hoped for!

[ffoff]

glad you got it sorted dude!

[JedR32]

Thanks guys! Yeah I was amazed how well things slotted into place this morning. Really happy and Austral were very efficient, and provided a good level of service to me

[grandturismo]

Phewwww!

[JedR32]

Phewwww!

Yeh Alan, I was sh**ting bricks on Saturday night haha

[2000MN]

I bet your parents are wondering why you bought a car that has more tantrums and more needs than the average female :p

[robbie]

Great outcome Jed!

I did have a sneaking suspicion it was the coil packs as I had mine replaced under the recall

[JedR32]

Hahaha Corey! No Dad was the one that pointed me to R32's. He also enabled me to buy, and he used to strip down his motorbikes in his uni dorm back in the day (he had Baldors and the lot before he was even 21 haha). Mum on the other hand... And my female is running tantrum free currently, so her and the car take turns

In all seriousness she is quite understanding of my car and very supportive of my money spending

Yeh Robbie, definitely makes the engine feel a bit crisper which is great!

[JedR32]

Picture story time:










(from inside MAF :O )







That was my weekend/start of week in a ****ty iPhone quality nutshell

Now have all new spark plugs and coilpacks!

[2000MN]

Yeaaaaah Coil 3 is FAAAARKKED... LOL!

Plates look good dude

The cupra lip looks pretty good fitted to that floor mat :p

[14nce]

^^^ hahaha well played Corey!

Where's the stuff from MAF come from? / what is it?

[JedR32]

I'll get it on the car one day Corey! You'll be the first to be called to help me do it. I mean to know about it

And the intake I have replaced the MAF with a metal one. This was found inside it :S Looks like it is a piece of metal has flaked off the inside of it from welding or machining or something...