Hey everyone,
Wanted to get some opinion on an issue. Unlike the username suggest I have a 2015 golf 1.8T with about 110k kms on it. GTI was an MK6. Yes I do miss it lol
Anyway,
Regular maintenance on this car after purchase back in 2016 with about 27k kms on it.
A month ago I started the car and got about 10meters until I felt bogging, loss of power, check engine light blinking along with EPC light. Freaked out, drove back to my buddy's who also had a golf just mk6 and he said it would happen to him too sometimes, you just gotta wait 2 minutes and start the car again but make sure to turn the key without hesitation. To my surprise, this worked as if the issue never happened. Weird, but ok.
A week later, it happened again and the same solution worked. Then it happened a few more times but not often enough to really panic until it got to the point where the car stalled completely and would turn on with already a really rough running engine and I had to drive home a few blocks and really look into it.
I got the issue scanned and got codes
P0303
P0304
P0300
b2aa
So misfires in cylinders 3 and 4, multiple misfire and scanner incompatibility cuz it wasn't a professional one.
Youtubing solutions I understood it could be coils and or spark plugs so I tried to swap the coils but they were so stuck in the engine that I couldn't remove them without braking. I then read that its much easier if the engine is a bit warm to remove them so i tried to start the car but it ran even more rough like it was about to explode so I turned it off and then time I couldn't start it at all. It's almost like the starter went.
I still had power so it wasn't battery.
Took it to my mechanic, he couldn't turn the engine past 180 degrees, even after replacing the starter, recommended I take it to VW dealership cuz he doesn't deal exclusively with VW and they might have a better idea for time spent.
VW dealership told me its something internal damage but it's not worth taking it apart vs buying a used engine and swapping the parts as necessary.
I'm baffled at this issue on such a low mileage and how fast this escalated.
Wondering if anyone encountered this or have an opinion on what's gone wrong and how I got here
Thanks and sorry for the essay!
Wanted to get some opinion on an issue. Unlike the username suggest I have a 2015 golf 1.8T with about 110k kms on it. GTI was an MK6. Yes I do miss it lol
Anyway,
Regular maintenance on this car after purchase back in 2016 with about 27k kms on it.
A month ago I started the car and got about 10meters until I felt bogging, loss of power, check engine light blinking along with EPC light. Freaked out, drove back to my buddy's who also had a golf just mk6 and he said it would happen to him too sometimes, you just gotta wait 2 minutes and start the car again but make sure to turn the key without hesitation. To my surprise, this worked as if the issue never happened. Weird, but ok.
A week later, it happened again and the same solution worked. Then it happened a few more times but not often enough to really panic until it got to the point where the car stalled completely and would turn on with already a really rough running engine and I had to drive home a few blocks and really look into it.
I got the issue scanned and got codes
P0303
P0304
P0300
b2aa
So misfires in cylinders 3 and 4, multiple misfire and scanner incompatibility cuz it wasn't a professional one.
Youtubing solutions I understood it could be coils and or spark plugs so I tried to swap the coils but they were so stuck in the engine that I couldn't remove them without braking. I then read that its much easier if the engine is a bit warm to remove them so i tried to start the car but it ran even more rough like it was about to explode so I turned it off and then time I couldn't start it at all. It's almost like the starter went.
I still had power so it wasn't battery.
Took it to my mechanic, he couldn't turn the engine past 180 degrees, even after replacing the starter, recommended I take it to VW dealership cuz he doesn't deal exclusively with VW and they might have a better idea for time spent.
VW dealership told me its something internal damage but it's not worth taking it apart vs buying a used engine and swapping the parts as necessary.
I'm baffled at this issue on such a low mileage and how fast this escalated.
Wondering if anyone encountered this or have an opinion on what's gone wrong and how I got here
Thanks and sorry for the essay!
