Volkswagen Golf Questions Maintenance & Repair

Is The Radiator Fan Supposed To Not Run All The Time?

So i just got my first car (Golf 2 CL 1987) and i just noticed that the radiator fan is not running even after i took at 10 min drive and the coolant hose/ radiator was pretty hot to tuch. Is that n...

Timing Belt

I put a new timing belt on, i thought i may have moved the crank and messed up timing and bent valves. I did a compression test and im getting 160 + lbs to each cylinder. I redid the timing and g...

Milky Oil Cap

My oil cap is growing some milk and i just did the oil change a month ago ... I checked the coolant and is not missing any i also check the dipstick and the oil shows pretty clean. But my thermosta...

Speed

My car can't reach 160 kph

Milky Oil Ca

I have a 2000 vw golf 2.0. I went to check my oil and it is milky up by the cap, I read up on it and found that it is probably a blown head gasket, but it's not losing coolant or blowing white smok...

Tempature Gauge

My tempature gauge seems a bit funny I could be driving and she won't move of cold for ages then might just go straight to 90 then down to cold again and back up again and could stay in middle for...

Interior Lights

Hey my interior lights won't work in my mk4 golf they used to but I think since I drove through some bad floods after that they didn't seem to work if anyone could help me it would be great ... My...

Cam Plug Replacement & Thermostat

Just recieved a quote from a mechanic for $1,400. He said changing the cam plug alone would cost $700 because he needs to remove the camshaft cover to get to it. He said it's about a 6 hour job. He ...

TPMS On 2013 VW Golf TDi

I was in a car accident about 2 weeks ago, I was run off the road by a drunk driver and I ended up hitting the curb. My front right tire and right rear tire we hit and took it to the collision cente...

Heat/coolant

I got a 1995 mk3 golf that I'm restoring the heater works but it's not at full capacity I was trying to flush the cooling system and flush the heater core at the same time and change the t-stat and...

Need To Replace Oil Pan On My 1996 Vw Golf Is It Hard To Do

Have An 86 Golf Cabro. Starts But Will Not Remain Running. Runs About 3-5 S...

checked fuel pump fuse, OK. appears to not be getting fuel. cuts out after starting.

What Is Wrong With My Transmission On My Volkswagen

hello, i have an automatic 2000 vw golf. there is a problem with the transmission that i just can't seem to fix. i will put the car in drive and it will run great it will shift into second and great...

Oil Pressure Light On

My car brings the blinking oil light on at random and intermitently intervals during driving. Some tyms just two blinks some times for almost a minute and then disappears for 30mins or completely d...

Accidentally Put 91 Fuel In 2015 GTi

Steering

My car has power steering, after a minor accident my power steering has gone very hard and heavy. How would I know if it's to do with my power steering or if it's my wishbone?

1997 Front End

So i have 1997 vw golf, i have replaced everything in the front end but when i step on the gas the car pulls to the rightror when i let off it pulls to left what could that be? And it also makes a ...

How Can I By Pars The Airbag Sistem

I have tried to stop the airbag light coming on and reset the colds but they still come on

Car Wont Shift

My 97 golf will not go into gear it will just grind, I have to turn the car of to try to get it into gear most the time it won't work, I replaced the clutch master cylinder and the slave master cyl...

Car Wont Shift

My 97 golf will not go into gear it will just grind, I have to turn the car of to try to get it into gear most the time it won't work, I replaced the clutch master cylinder and the slave master cyl...