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hi guys iam jamie and have just bought a gti-6, basically bought it not knowing too much about the gti-6's. car is i think ok, but it sounds a bit rough and lumpy when i start the car from cold, but when it warms up it gets better, is this normal? also i checked the spark plugs and one of them was pretty much knackered. in fact iam not sure if it would have been sparking at all in such poor condition (ceramic had cracked around the sides and electrode was bubbly, and the whole thing was black)but the other 3 were fine, so i have ordered a new coil pack and 4 new spark plugs just waiting for them to be deliverd. basically do i have anything to worry about? thanks alot , jamie. p.s engine has done 118,000
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 jamiec
Newbie  Location: northampton Registered: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 48 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 15th Aug 2009 at 04:30
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mark-house
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bury St Edmunds Registered: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 1,096 Status: Offline |
Post #2
From the sounds of it mate the problems are most likely from the spark plug/ coil pack. Whats the service history on the car like? A decent service will do the engine a world of good.Oh and welcome  ________________________________________ Peugeot 306 GTi 6BMW 320 td compact M-sport 1967 Mini Cooper 1990 Jaguar XJR 4.0 |
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Posted 15th Aug 2009 at 05:09
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danblaze6
Banned! Location: Oxford Registered: 24 May 2009 Posts: 264 Status: Offline |
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Posted 15th Aug 2009 at 14:21
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wvrs
formerly w14rrn  Location: West Midlands Registered: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 605 Status: Offline |
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Welcome to the club________________________________________ Need your car detailing? PM me for more info http://www.divine-detail.comP Reg Phase 2 Silver GTI 6 sold S Reg Phase 3 Bianca GTI6 sold |
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Posted 15th Aug 2009 at 14:58
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ry
Seasoned Pro  Location: Burton / Derby Registered: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 1,415 Status: Offline |
Post #5
As said, even just an oil/filter and spark plug change will make the world of difference. replace air filter, fuel filter and clean all sensors and you will probably see your problems dissapear! ________________________________________ Turbocharged Honda Integra Type R DC2 |
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Posted 16th Aug 2009 at 00:18
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jamiec
Newbie Location: northampton Registered: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 48 Status: Offline |
Post #6
ok guys thanks for the welcome  i will fit my new parts tommorow and see what that brings, will also clean sensors and so on! i'll keep you posted. |
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Posted 22nd Aug 2009 at 03:32
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jamiec
Newbie Location: northampton Registered: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 48 Status: Offline |
Post #7
ok i fitted 4 new bosch 4 point sparks plugs and its definately quieter, just waiting for the coil packs, but yeah its already improved the noise considerably, by the way cant believe how hard these cars pull over 4 grand! wicked  ! |
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Posted 24th Aug 2009 at 01:28
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stu
Seasoned Pro  Location: Milton Keynes Registered: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 5,525 Status: Offline |
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Posted 24th Aug 2009 at 01:39
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aaron6
Seasoned Pro  Location: On the sofa in maidstone Registered: 16 May 2006 Posts: 5,840 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Put some decent oil in it. It sounds like that will help a bit. Change it quite often and it should be sweet. I always used castrol gtx 10/40 semi synthetic and then used the millers 5/40 fully synthetic oil. Never had any trouble with either. Cant fault a decent set of iridium plugs either. Expensive but they are the tits! ________________________________________ See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl. |
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Posted 24th Aug 2009 at 02:57
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darkgti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bracknell Registered: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 1,361 Status: Offline |
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aaron6 wrote: Put some decent oil in it. It sounds like that will help a bit. Change it quite often and it should be sweet. I always used castrol gtx 10/40 semi synthetic and then used the millers 5/40 fully synthetic oil. Never had any trouble with either. Cant fault a decent set of iridium plugs either. Expensive but they are the tits! I get my Denso plugs online for 35 squid! ________________________________________ Team Peugeot Sport 308 Gti�Black T'99 Gti - may she rest in peace - written off in a shunt on the A329m |
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Posted 24th Aug 2009 at 23:02
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peugeot dave
Regular  Location: southampton Registered: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 227 Status: Offline |
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welcome dude as aaron said make sure you give your 6 regular oil changes and she should last ________________________________________ my car's spending all my money grrrrrrrrrr |
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Posted 25th Aug 2009 at 03:40
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro  Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,901 Status: Offline |
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Welcome ________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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prism7guy
Seasoned Pro  Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
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mcvite
Regular  Location: basingstoke Registered: 23 May 2012 Posts: 303 Status: Offline |
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chiefton
Seasoned Pro  Location: cranleigh Registered: 09 Dec 2012 Posts: 1,195 Status: Offline |
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This matey posted in 2009 dont think he new lol________________________________________ cherry rallye daily (the money pit) |
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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ian7675
Techno Viking  Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
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chiefton wrote: This matey posted in 2009 dont think he new lol  ________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
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