DOA: 1.6 1996 golf mk3 Magneti Marelli (AEE) engine

[carlthom]

HI!
CAN ANYBODY HELP ME!

I have a 1.6 1996 golf mk3 Magneti Marelli (AEE) engine, i think, got it 6 months ago. I took it to a garage spent over £600! full service, cam belt changed + other stuff got it back was ok and then it started idleing really bad.......

It had a K&N filter, but it was filthy, and old, someone had not clicked the oil dipstick all the way in and OIL splashed over K&N air filter and went into the little air filter and down the breather pipe! I took off K&N filters and it started running bit better straight away, but then next day crap!

I then took off beather housing and pipe and it was jam packed with old oil (mayo) and a bit of water, i cleaned it put it back on, sprayed out butterfly throttle housing with carb cleaner, got a original air filter housing from scrapy fitted it and put slick50 in the fuel!! OK!

Started running bit better, the more i drove it but VERY LUMPY sounds like a tractor! Kept stalling when parking, full lock on power steering! Then tonite a parked it, went back to it and its DEAD! then engine turns but nothing happens, cant smell as any fuel either!!

It has a hole in the centre box of exhust, front tyre leans in at the top, lock broke the other day! whats next!

I bought a crap car, but WONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN! Always go through the history well, you can learn alot about how the car was treated.. **** in this case!

Did i need to do a throttle body alignment? follw link:
http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/...ment_%28TBA%29
I thought VW was good, now i dont know ....
Haynes manuals are **** nowadays too


I
AM
GOING
TO
GO
INSANE
PLEASE
HELP
ME
!

[carlthom]

It also had a vey HIGH FUEL consumption before it died....

[carlthom]

The ignition coil had died, got new one, still running like a tractor!

Will a throttle body alignment help it run better do you know?
I intend to buy VAG-COM and a lead of ebay and do it myself..... Anybody done a THROTTLE BODY ALIGNMENT....

[carlthom]

Fuel consumption is SO high and running like tractor, no power at low revs + VERY LUMPY!

ALSO I noticed:

WHen i tuch my HT ignition leads i get a little electric shock, this cant be right! Do i need new leads, will that help fuel consumption? It has recently been serviced, do they change leads on service?

Hole in exhust, will this efect fuel consumption?
Where can i get my throttle body alignment done?

[carlthom]

I also took the shield off the ht leads while i was working on it, is that bad!

Who killed kenny?

[carlthom]

Also can i change the AIR/FUEL mixture using VAG-COM? I read somewhere you could! HERE http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/Fuel_Trim_Info

I am going to keep writing on this forum, even if nobody answers! might help someone with same problem.. Good job i am stoned!

[carlthom]

I used VAG-COM today and got the following fault message, anybody know what it means...

VAG-COM Version: Release 409.1-US

Chassis Type: 1H - VW G/J/V Mk3
Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,25,56

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Address 01: Engine
Controller: 032 906 030 N
Component: MARELLI 1AV 2080
1 Fault Found:
00609 - Ignition Output 1
31-10 - Open or Short to Ground - Intermittent
Readiness: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Skipping Address 15-Airbags
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Address 25: Immobilizer
Controller: 1H0 953 257 B
Component: IMMO VWZ3Z0T1071455 V00
Coding: 09600
Shop #: WSC 00404
No fault code found.

Could this error be from the ignotion coil fault, Please help!

[carlthom]

Can a faulty Ignition coil damage my HT leads, distributor cap?

My coil has recently been replaced, still running crap, 1 of the spark plugs is black with soot, the other are normal. WHY?