r/MK4Golf

Owned my PD150 for 9 years now on 155K

Had nothing but problems with it all honesty. From a replacement engine. Down to all bushes, exhaust and suspension being replaced.

Financially it's been really bad and I should have scrapped it years ago. Especially when I blew the engine up.

Theres a lot that needs sorting. Bodywork being the main thing. I daily it and it's just in the garage too much getting fixed for me to enjoy it anymore.

Then to add to my woes it needs the struts coming apart again because x2 mechanics have absolutely bodged it when they replaced the parts.

Theres a strong love hate relationship and as of late it's just been purely hate and no love.

It's got character and the colour concept interior, genuine rear valance genuine R32 Wheels. It's not the worst MK4 out there. But it ain't winning any awards anytime soon that's for sure.

Maybe ill come back here if I decide to fix it up and modify it further.

I have just fitted a brand new hybrid and seems a shame to waste it. But like i said uneconomical to fix and think it's time for a change.

I know, been posted so many times…takes few minutes and save you sill rust repair
PS jack is from Temu for those who are concerned…

Mouse got into the engine and chewed this up. Don’t know where it goes to (mk4 2.0l)

Hi all
I just got my hands on this beauty. It’s got lots to fix but this one is something I can’t quite figure out on my own. The weather stripping on the windows has shrunken and or torn. It’s now crafty and whistles when driving. I’ve scoured the internet to try and find some to replace it with but to no avail. Has anyone else had this issue? And how did you fix it?

Hello,

I fixed some parts and filled the AC up, it's working quite well, but sometimes it just stops working. I think that putting it into econ for some time and then reactivating helps. Sometimes it works for an hour straight and then sometimes only for a few minutes.

Vcds says the sensor for evaporator (G263) measures 0 degrees Celcius. I checked on YouTube, quite a hassle to change that one. But also people say their AC stopped working because of this sensor - where mine actually doesn't stop working completely. Also I don't have any fault code stored

My AI of choice suggests that the climatronic thinks everything is fine and then after some time the evaporator will freeze and won't let air through, as the real temp is not detected and the compressor keeps on going. Putting it into econ melts it, so it works after some cool down (or heat up lol).

What do you think? Is this plausible? Has anyone had the same problem? Pic for attention

After I tragically lost my mk4, I’m left with some hard to get rid of parts, it’d be a shame to junk them, and there’s been no interest on fb marketplace, so I’m just looking for suggestions on how to sell or get rid of these, especially the doors. I don’t have door cards with them, and it’s for a 2 door with manual windows and mirrors. 2 brand new mirrors, and a brand new driver’s door lock actuator. (The dark spot on the door is me hiding my reflection lol) I may also have a couple other odds and ends left but this is most of it.

Anyone know of a decal or what paint to fill in the accents of the VW logo?

Cold start was okay, none of this noise. But after motor is warm, this "metal chugging" on a rhythmic sound shows up. Any ideas?

Edit 1: Wanted to record cold start, but didn’t press the record button, silly me. This is sound 1-2 mins after cold start. No "metal chugging noise"

https://imgur.com/UkgyK6u

Am not sure if it’s single or dual mass flywheel. I’ll go take a drive to warm up the engine and try the pressing clutch pedal to see if anything happens. Will update again shortly.

Here in Aus, there’s not many mk4 golfs driving around. Which sucks for sourcing parts but makes it so much cooler when u see other ones driving around on the rare occasion. This mk4 2.slow was my first car, handed down from grandma lol. It was in pretty decent condition, but slowly has started to develop problems. I love this car a lot, specially this one, my one. But there’s a problem, the engine. The 2.0 is just very.. bleh, so I was thinking “1.8t swap it”. I can’t decide to either spend money fixing all the issues with this engine, or just swap a 1.8t in (ik it’s A-LOT easier said than done). But, what would u do in this “scenario”.

Already doing thermostat, anything else?

I love this car how mechanical it feels.

Its a 2001 pd130 with 388k km it runs great and pulls strongly.

Not in perfect condidtion but for the price i paid its not bad. Some scratches but minor overall.

This is the picture when i bought it. Since i did a lot with it!

I already changed spark plugs,ignition coils, and distributor think it could be a fuel problem like fuel pump or proportion valve. Isn’t burning any coolant or oil. Won’t rev past 5k rpms big loss or power

Hello, I’m struggling so much. I’ve got an oil leak from engine and power steering.
Can anyone help me find where it’s coming from? I’m blind as anything

Looking to do big 3 upgrade what’s the best way of doing it not a lot of videos on the mk4 do I sandwich (stack) all the grounds and the oem alternator wire with the new power wire but connect the power wire directly to the battery so that everything still runs in parallel and i keep the oem harness functions like the battery light and on off sensor or how would I do it