Just recently bought my first mk2 golf. I had been looking for one for a while! It's a 1.8 8v.
The engine starts and runs very smoothly when just parked.
However when I go to drive the car it's severely lacks power. Like I have to floor it to make it to 50kmh a hour on a level road. The only thing that I notice that's not quite how it should be is that the exhaust backfires when I start to drive and let off the gas, while I'm coasting and the engine is not under load.
I recently changed all the spark plugs, spark plug leads, distributor cap and spinny thing in the distributor, timing belt, fuel filter, engine oil and filter, battery, alternator and air filter. This has not helped the issue at all.
Anyone have any ideas on what it could be?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
The engine starts and runs very smoothly when just parked.
However when I go to drive the car it's severely lacks power. Like I have to floor it to make it to 50kmh a hour on a level road. The only thing that I notice that's not quite how it should be is that the exhaust backfires when I start to drive and let off the gas, while I'm coasting and the engine is not under load.
I recently changed all the spark plugs, spark plug leads, distributor cap and spinny thing in the distributor, timing belt, fuel filter, engine oil and filter, battery, alternator and air filter. This has not helped the issue at all.
Anyone have any ideas on what it could be?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!