Hi All, As per the title my 1.8l golf is only running on 3 cylinders. So far I have checked/replaced: Replaced coil packs (4),swapped position of spark plugs, checked injectors and swapped positions, checked injector wiring with light,carried out compression test, all similar. Has anyone had experience...

2012.5 Volkswagen Polo GTI 6R $6000

We’re needing to move our Polo GTI on, it seems to be running on 3 cylinders, we’ve had a bit of a look to see if it was plugs, but a replacement hasn’t helped. Good news is it’s not blowing much smoke. This car was due to be traded...

Hello all, I'm an owner of a 2010 VW Golf equipped with the troublesome 118tsi engine (lucky me). Joined the forum in the hope of discussing with people their experience of getting the engine replaced out of warranty. My story is that my engine has blown, 2 cylinders with no compression even though...

Yet another thread about this yes sorry. But I have trawled and searched for weeks to get a clear indication of the issue on my car. But I thought Id start a thread to help sort it out. VWs use alot of oil yes. But mine is getting rediculous.
In 4000 kms Ive used 1 and a half 4 L containers of...

Ok so I performed a compression test today on my MK5 Gti.
The test was performed on a hot engine, with throttle open and fuel pump fuse removed.
My results were 190-195psi across all cylinders. Wet test was 235-240psi across all cylinders.

Now I was thinking because of the increase...

Hi there,

I'm having an issue with my Polo missing under transient load that's starting to really annoy me. The Miss is in Cylinders 1 & 3 and has been getting progressively worse for since October. In November during my normal service I put in new spark plugs and ran through upper...