all of a sudden motor dieseling & loss of power

Dec 07, 2004 5 Replies
B

hi there, when going shopping with my 86 golf 1.3l i suddenly experienced these symptoms:


-loss of power



-dieseling on switching off



-engine cutting out when idleing



i emphasis this was very sudden & surprising, especially the dieseling which i had never experienced before.



i had to give the throttle screw 2 extra turns to keep engine ticking (at 1800 instead of 800rpm) so i could get home.



i filled the tank as i thought it was out of fuel.no luck. i checked earth strap &pulled out high tension leads in turn.doesnt seem to be an electrical prob.



anything else i can try checking to aid diagnosing what could be the problem?



thanks, B


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M

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M

I'd suspect ignition timing, esp. since you have a power loss and the car likes to run after it's shut off.

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D

does your engine have a timing belt that might have jumped a couple of notches?

later, dave (One out of many Daves)

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B

Check the timing/timing belt. How many miles and when was the last timing belt put on it?

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dieseling

ticking

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