Auto Problems

[antinora]

i hope you guys can help..

i got a gti mk2 ...my car is an auto ... bad choice there..

as of late my car seems to have trouble in 1st/2nd, it sorta splutters between them sometime..

today when i was braking and came to stop the car was idling funny and then revs dropped and car stalled... WIERD!!

do you guys have any help or suggestions of what it is ??

ps. another q... howmuch woul dit cost to get manual conversion ?

[DubSteve]

The best thing IMO for you to do is the manual conversion :D

[anarchycamp]

Talked to Golf Loon (Matthew @ Camden GTI) the other day about Mk2 GTI manual gearboxes recently...i might be up for a new one soon....i think he has some (1 or 2) UK imports available...just dont take the one with my name on it! j:

[antinora]

lol.... got any ideas on what my problem is honestly ?? ....

and how much for conversion ?

[DubSteve]

lol.... got any ideas on what my problem is honestly ??

Yeap autos are crap :)

[antinora]

cmon guys seriously what coul dthe prob be ?

i know autos are crap... im lookin into buying a new car ..

im leaning towards seat ibiza/cupra gti....or a vr6..

[DubSteve]

Could be a number of things from gearbox gone to transmission oil is poo.

Also could be your leads and plugs when there gone they could also cause those problems.

[antinora]

alright.. thanks man.

i hope its not expensive

[DubSteve]

Transmission oil change is like 40 bucks, new leads and that I have no idea maybe around 200 bucks but don't quote me.

[joshyd-mk2gti]

i duno if the stalling would be a gearbox problem. has it only happened once? in the mean time you could give the throttle body a clean. could be clogged up with junk and restricting air flow.

[antinora]

umm not the first time.... it has happened before. It sorta splutters sometimes like its going to stall but then comes back to life on its own... im a bit sick of it now need a manual

[Golf Loon]

Around $1250-$1500 for manual conversion with me supplying the box.
A better idea than sinking more pennies into a crappy auto imo.

[antinora]

i understand totally ...but seriously i want to buy another mk2 or otherwise swap for cupra or ibiza gti....

[aliasmk2]

OK we know that the auto is a problerm but is the problerm that is making the car stall
it sounds like it could be a few other things like electrical or fueling

[antinora]

i have no idea...i need to take it to get looked at but its a life line lol

[aussieg60]

I am tending to think from what you are describing with stalling and a non stable idle is pointing to the common ISV playing up. Try cleaning it out.

Not sure about the auto problem tho.

[antinora]

how do i clean it out any pics to help

[antinora]

it happened again guys..
This morning i had come to a stop at a red light and the car stalled..after 3rd try to start it started... then as soon as i came to another stop it stalled again...

on my way back home this morning it did the same ... and when i accelerated it was like there was no power it took its time then picked up and then felt like power was cut

[DubSteve]

Go and see a mechanic dude they can sought out this problem in no time, its like there is no fuel going to the engine. Checked your fuel lines? Crappy fuel?

[antinora]

i put vpower

[Yoshi Boom]

I had the same problem with a manual. The revs would jump about at the lights dipping down to 500rpm and up to 1500rpm and occaisioanally stalling. I only got it fixed last week. An auto electrician fixed it for $400. Not too sure what was wrong as I got my dad to take it in for me, and I haven't seen him to pick up what the guy wrote down the problem is. Only thing is now the trip computer doesn't work.

Hello too btw, first post and all, been a bit of a lurker. I got a 92 GTI 8v, 4 door.

[syncro]

Only thing is now the trip computer doesn't work.


Check the vacuum hose behind the speedo.

[aliasmk2]

It moght be a good idea to check the vacume T-peice that sits just behind & to the left of the inlet manifold & any other vacume lead that you can find.
My car has had problems similar to this & has been fixed easily when the lead is put back on, this can also play havic with MAF.
So does your MAF give accurate readings, one day I was getting bizzare readings for my feul econemy & it was because one of the vacume leads was detached.
So it really does sound like a fuel or electric problem & not transmision

[aliasmk2]

I had the same problem with a manual. The revs would jump about at the lights dipping down to 500rpm and up to 1500rpm and occaisioanally stalling. I only got it fixed last week. An auto electrician fixed it for $400. Not too sure what was wrong as I got my dad to take it in for me, and I haven't seen him to pick up what the guy wrote down the problem is. Only thing is now the trip computer doesn't work.

Hello too btw, first post and all, been a bit of a lurker. I got a 92 GTI 8v, 4 door.

Welcome to the forum,we need more mk2's !!!!!!!!
what is your location?

[Yoshi Boom]

Hello, Thanks for the Vacume piece advice, I will check it out. The display shows that I have done 2705kms (this does not change), and a trip time of 63:55 and climbing each time I start (No reset). Fuel consumption is stuck on 8L.

It turns out that that $400 figure was for getting the central locking, windcreen wiper switch and system EC fixed. The rev problem was fixed in the 10,000 km service which only cost me $160.

As for location, I am in Sydney in the lower north shore. I see a couple of mk2's around here, do any belong to forum members?