Hi all
I would appreciate some advice please.
The other day after filling up petrol,i took off and suddenley my car started jerking and losing power, I pulled over and the car then switched off and refused to start.
We checked and the car was getting spark, the fuel pump is clicking ad fuel is running to the front of the car, I pulled the fuel line off the fuel filter and can see plenty of fuel rushing through. It seems that this fuel is somehow not getting to the injectors/throttle. When I place a little fuel in the throttle body she starts and idles for a bit then dies.What could be the possible problem?
I appreciate your feedback.
Thanks
Golf mk1 Cabrio starving for fuel
-
- Wheel Whore
- Posts: 45
- Registered for: 16 years 4 months
- Location: JHB
- Sinbad
- Post Whore
- Posts: 20514
- Registered for: 16 years 5 months
- Car Make: Mercedes
- Car Model: R170 AMG Hairdryer
- Membership No: 1152
Re: Golf mk1 Cabrio starving for fuel
Pulled the line off before the filter or after? My suspicion would be blocked filter, especially if you pulled off the line from the tank to the filter.
- RAB817
- Lieutenant
- Posts: 1928
- Registered for: 14 years 7 months
- Car Make: VW
- Car Model: Mk1 Cabrio, Mk5 Gti, Scirocco
- Membership No: 1634
- Location: Jhb
Re: Golf mk1 Cabrio starving for fuel
I had a similar issue, and it was the intank pump. But you getting fuel to the front. Is it a Kjet system?
Shaheen
membership no. 1634
'07 Gti (Ex)
Scirocco
Range Rover Evoque
'88 Mk1 Rabbit Gti Cabriolet
Yamaha R6
Suzuki GSXR 750
Suzuki GSXR 1000
BMW HP4 S1000rr
membership no. 1634
'07 Gti (Ex)
Scirocco
Range Rover Evoque
'88 Mk1 Rabbit Gti Cabriolet
Yamaha R6
Suzuki GSXR 750
Suzuki GSXR 1000
BMW HP4 S1000rr
- panic-mechanic
- Panic's Place
- Posts: 26715
- Registered for: 21 years 8 months
- Membership No: 79
- Location: Benoni, putfontein.
Re: Golf mk1 Cabrio starving for fuel
Once again severe lack of information to even hazard a gues. What pump?. What management - what fuel pressure etc etc.
Stephan van Tonder - Jhb - Putfontein Benoni
'05 Audi A6 3.0L TDI Avant
'09 Touareg 3l TDI
'13 VW CC 2l tdi (repair project)
'05 Touareg v10
Perfect Power dealer. I do dyno tuning.
'05 Audi A6 3.0L TDI Avant
'09 Touareg 3l TDI
'13 VW CC 2l tdi (repair project)
'05 Touareg v10
Perfect Power dealer. I do dyno tuning.
-
- Wheel Whore
- Posts: 45
- Registered for: 16 years 4 months
- Location: JHB
Re: Golf mk1 Cabrio starving for fuel
Hi guys
Sorry for the limited info
It was a KJet engine,converted to MP9
Sorry for the limited info
It was a KJet engine,converted to MP9
- panic-mechanic
- Panic's Place
- Posts: 26715
- Registered for: 21 years 8 months
- Membership No: 79
- Location: Benoni, putfontein.
Re: Golf mk1 Cabrio starving for fuel
Well the first thing I would do after just filling up is to check that they didn't fill with diesel or that there is water in the tank.
Once you have verified that the stuff in your tank will actually burn try and install a Fuel pressure gauge on the in line to the fuel rail and see if you have 3 bar there. If not the pump or the rail or the fuel pressure regulator has fialed. Once you have done the above test please revert with the answers and we'll go further.
Once you have verified that the stuff in your tank will actually burn try and install a Fuel pressure gauge on the in line to the fuel rail and see if you have 3 bar there. If not the pump or the rail or the fuel pressure regulator has fialed. Once you have done the above test please revert with the answers and we'll go further.
Stephan van Tonder - Jhb - Putfontein Benoni
'05 Audi A6 3.0L TDI Avant
'09 Touareg 3l TDI
'13 VW CC 2l tdi (repair project)
'05 Touareg v10
Perfect Power dealer. I do dyno tuning.
'05 Audi A6 3.0L TDI Avant
'09 Touareg 3l TDI
'13 VW CC 2l tdi (repair project)
'05 Touareg v10
Perfect Power dealer. I do dyno tuning.