Re: Julia needs brainstorming please help!!long story (Blitz16v)
is it possible that the 2 connectors on the fuel distributor are switched?
is it possible that the 2 connectors on the fuel distributor are switched?
Julia needs brainstorming please help!!long story
Ok here is the deal
Model 1988 GTI 16V [USA]
On Sunday evening I sanded some of my throttle body down, took the 4 plug wires out and intake boot off. Sealed everything back up started her up she would stumble and sound like a miss, car wouldn't stay alive unless 3/4th's gas. Car would die if foot off gas
Monday my mechanic [Lothar] replaced dist cap-rotor both of them were burnt up and spring as well, pulled plugs they were black as hell, which leads me to believe that my mixture was off. I had hooked Julia up to the multimeter and got a reading of 11 and maybe that whole time the reading was off cause of my OXY sensor?
Why my fuel mixture was off was could be because of my OXY sensor, he pulled it both 2 wires in the sensor itself were sheared, replaced the sensor/oil change-filter/fuel filter change/replaced spark plugs.
Car started up fine; he then tinkered with the fuel mixture trying to figure out why the car sounded like it was missing maybe it was too rich maybe it was too lean.
About 3 months ago I had my airflow meter housing drilled out, he found metal shavings on the sensor plate, and he cleaned them up.
So we go to today I get their, they took the car around the block car was fine, I took the car out 1st gear shift to 2nd gear, go WOT 5k rpms hear a loud BANG, followed by blue smoke out the exhaust a ton of blue smoke, coasted down to a halt. At idle the car would smoke, as throttle increased blue smoke would increase. Now onto something’s to figure out why we have blue smoke, and why my car is down on power.
Ran a compression test
215/210/215/210 across the board
Spark plugs-ok color light brown
Oil level ok
Water ok, no backpressure coolant
New oxy sensor/fuel filter/fuel mixture set in the ballpark.
Head gasket small leak to outside rear of engine.
Took a fiber optic scope and found some shiny pin mark impurities on piston top 3, piston tops are dry no oil.
About this crankcase ventilation breather hose, does this thing use a valve for pressure release, what if that valve busted and oil is now being sucked through the manifold but then again the pistons are dry?
So basically I am asking, and he ask's to figure out maybe brainstorm what happened, and where to look for now, I will be printings this out and giving it to him. Who knows maybe this is the end of Julia I sure as hell was blessed with a freak for the past year though.We talked for hours and still have no friggin clue what the fudge is going on?
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Edit as of now car starts up FINE, car REVS up FINE. Thing is she smokes like a bitch, what the fudge was that loud bang, and the car seems down on power as well wtf
[Modified by Blitz16v, 10:20 AM 2-14-2002]
Model 1988 GTI 16V [USA]
On Sunday evening I sanded some of my throttle body down, took the 4 plug wires out and intake boot off. Sealed everything back up started her up she would stumble and sound like a miss, car wouldn't stay alive unless 3/4th's gas. Car would die if foot off gas
Monday my mechanic [Lothar] replaced dist cap-rotor both of them were burnt up and spring as well, pulled plugs they were black as hell, which leads me to believe that my mixture was off. I had hooked Julia up to the multimeter and got a reading of 11 and maybe that whole time the reading was off cause of my OXY sensor?
Why my fuel mixture was off was could be because of my OXY sensor, he pulled it both 2 wires in the sensor itself were sheared, replaced the sensor/oil change-filter/fuel filter change/replaced spark plugs.
Car started up fine; he then tinkered with the fuel mixture trying to figure out why the car sounded like it was missing maybe it was too rich maybe it was too lean.
About 3 months ago I had my airflow meter housing drilled out, he found metal shavings on the sensor plate, and he cleaned them up.
So we go to today I get their, they took the car around the block car was fine, I took the car out 1st gear shift to 2nd gear, go WOT 5k rpms hear a loud BANG, followed by blue smoke out the exhaust a ton of blue smoke, coasted down to a halt. At idle the car would smoke, as throttle increased blue smoke would increase. Now onto something’s to figure out why we have blue smoke, and why my car is down on power.
Ran a compression test
215/210/215/210 across the board
Spark plugs-ok color light brown
Oil level ok
Water ok, no backpressure coolant
New oxy sensor/fuel filter/fuel mixture set in the ballpark.
Head gasket small leak to outside rear of engine.
Took a fiber optic scope and found some shiny pin mark impurities on piston top 3, piston tops are dry no oil.
About this crankcase ventilation breather hose, does this thing use a valve for pressure release, what if that valve busted and oil is now being sucked through the manifold but then again the pistons are dry?
So basically I am asking, and he ask's to figure out maybe brainstorm what happened, and where to look for now, I will be printings this out and giving it to him. Who knows maybe this is the end of Julia I sure as hell was blessed with a freak for the past year though.We talked for hours and still have no friggin clue what the fudge is going on?
Edit as of now car starts up FINE, car REVS up FINE. Thing is she smokes like a bitch, what the fudge was that loud bang, and the car seems down on power as well wtf
[Modified by Blitz16v, 10:20 AM 2-14-2002]
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Re: Julia needs brainstorming please help!!long story (eastcoastdubs)
maybe Julia wants a bigger a$$ via a 2.0L 16v bottom end
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ok blue smoke which means you burnin oil? bad piston rings with one of the cylinder with the bad compression?
[Modified by 87GolfKart, 5:04 PM 2-12-2002]
maybe Julia wants a bigger a$$ via a 2.0L 16v bottom end
ok blue smoke which means you burnin oil? bad piston rings with one of the cylinder with the bad compression?
[Modified by 87GolfKart, 5:04 PM 2-12-2002]
Re: Julia needs brainstorming please help!!long story (robgti16v)
I miss my car, poor thing shes been molested the past few day's dunno if she will ever be the same
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Even though I play it off, I MISS MY CAR
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Hopefully everything is ok.. this is for her
whenever I'm alone with you you make me feel
like I am young again whenever I'm alone with
you you make me feel like I am fun again
I miss my car, poor thing shes been molested the past few day's dunno if she will ever be the same
whenever I'm alone with you you make me feel
like I am young again whenever I'm alone with
you you make me feel like I am fun again
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Re: Julia needs brainstorming please help!!long story (Blitz16v)
One time when I had Julia I overfilled her with oil by only about a half a quart and she smoked like mad! Then I changed the oil, changed the air filter (which had oil in it) and it was fine. It sucks oil back through the PCV valve. You can thank the EPA for this ingenious device.
Now... with the "bang" you heard, well, that could be a bad sign. Could be a valve or some related part went south...
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If that's the case, your mechanic should have the sense to be able to figure it out though. That's basic engine mechanics stuff. Does he have the car or do you? Did he have the head off of the car??
I'll emphasize that 16v's are VERY sensitive to oil LEVEL. If you overfill even as little as 1/2 quart, at high RPM's the suction from the engine will suck oil through the PCV and into the intake and then it will smoke like a mosquito truck... been there, done that. It doesn't take much overfilling. If you put in 5 quarts, you put in too much. If the paper air filter is soaked with oil, that's a pretty darn good sign that you've got too much oil in it. If it just has some small traces, that's probably fine... To be quite honest, when I had the car I seriously considered putting on a K&N breather in place of that P.O.S. PCV system... but you need PCV to pass smog in most populated areas (i.e. NY or Houston).
Let me know how it goes w/ Julia... I think she'll be fine.
-Michael
[Modified by grendal, 8:03 PM 2-12-2002]
One time when I had Julia I overfilled her with oil by only about a half a quart and she smoked like mad! Then I changed the oil, changed the air filter (which had oil in it) and it was fine. It sucks oil back through the PCV valve. You can thank the EPA for this ingenious device.
Now... with the "bang" you heard, well, that could be a bad sign. Could be a valve or some related part went south...
I'll emphasize that 16v's are VERY sensitive to oil LEVEL. If you overfill even as little as 1/2 quart, at high RPM's the suction from the engine will suck oil through the PCV and into the intake and then it will smoke like a mosquito truck... been there, done that. It doesn't take much overfilling. If you put in 5 quarts, you put in too much. If the paper air filter is soaked with oil, that's a pretty darn good sign that you've got too much oil in it. If it just has some small traces, that's probably fine... To be quite honest, when I had the car I seriously considered putting on a K&N breather in place of that P.O.S. PCV system... but you need PCV to pass smog in most populated areas (i.e. NY or Houston).
Let me know how it goes w/ Julia... I think she'll be fine.
-Michael
[Modified by grendal, 8:03 PM 2-12-2002]
Re: Julia needs brainstorming please help!!long story (Tbird Pimpistik)
I've never written a poem to my dub
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Maybe you should get two cars blitz. One to be your VW and the other can be your biach
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Listen to vdubs...never caused me trouble yet
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I've never written a poem to my dub
Maybe you should get two cars blitz. One to be your VW and the other can be your biach
Listen to vdubs...never caused me trouble yet
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Re: Julia needs brainstorming please help!!long story (torque_steer)
you should drop your oil pan and take a peek to see if there is metal fragments if not than its the top end good luck
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you should drop your oil pan and take a peek to see if there is metal fragments if not than its the top end good luck
Re: Julia needs brainstorming please help!!long story (Clownracer v2)
TTT, before I print her out and show him.
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TTT, before I print her out and show him.
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