What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[Manaz]

Any ideas how this is even possible? I checked all possible bits that may have been hitting the wheel and there is nothing with scrapes or dents or marks at all. The wheel was on tight and all other wheels are fine.

Could you have picked up a stone, had it wedged between caliper and wheel for a bit?

[JustCruisn]

I bought mine from supercheap, was 4.95 i think. It wasnt that whole big thing, just a 3-4cm male end straight to female end. Works brilliant.

same here. the big barrel thing is already in the car, has a white wire on it.

[grtuned]

Bora looks good but we need more pictures of that BMW 840(?) in the background I think.

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Went for a long drive last night and at one point started getting a noise, went for about 5 minutes then stopped. This morning I went out to check what is was and found this




Any ideas how this is even possible? I checked all possible bits that may have been hitting the wheel and there is nothing with scrapes or dents or marks at all. The wheel was on tight and all other wheels are fine.

check the gap between caliper and wheel!!! looks to me like caliper is rubbing against the rim...What size wheels you running?? have you changed calipers??

[Brisbane's Bora]

check the gap between caliper and wheel!!! looks to me like caliper is rubbing against the rim...What size wheels you running?? have you changed calipers??

Stock wheels, stock calipers. No mark on the calipers at all, visually checked all the way around and spun the wheels with no problem. Its really bewildering, unless its under full lock and the noise I was getting had nothing to do with it.

[dylan8]

Stock wheels, stock calipers. No mark on the calipers at all, visually checked all the way around and spun the wheels with no problem. Its really bewildering, unless its under full lock and the noise I was getting had nothing to do with it.

id go with Manaz theory on something being stuck between them.

Started my car this morning only to have it gently die on idle. restarted the car, smelt it running a little rich and got a 'immobiliser activated' message on the display in front of me. car seemed to be running in a light limp mode for the next 30mins or so before going back to normal...
drove for about 2hrs, stopped for fuel, went to start the car and no problems/messages... any ideas?

[gringo_54_oval]

went to start the 4 mo this morning usually it will start and rev up abit automatic choke,this morning it started as if it was already warmed up.never did that before.anyone know if its something serious.Interior light on the door went on as i opened the door but never heard the pre fuel pump before ingintion goes on.anyone know what it could mean?? cheers

[theOctopus]

went to start the 4 mo this morning usually it will start and rev up abit automatic choke,this morning it started as if it was already warmed up.never did that before.anyone know if its something serious.Interior light on the door went on as i opened the door but never heard the pre fuel pump before ingintion goes on.anyone know what it could mean?? cheers

I've had my pre fuel pump not start on occasions so had it scanned and nothing came up.

I got some vinyl today and had a bit of a play.

[dainese]

went to start the 4 mo this morning usually it will start and rev up abit automatic choke,this morning it started as if it was already warmed up.never did that before.anyone know if its something serious.Interior light on the door went on as i opened the door but never heard the pre fuel pump before ingintion goes on.anyone know what it could mean?? cheers

Yeah, mine sometimes does that.
i suspect secondary air pump. (Probably not the place to discuss though...)

[governor22]

went to start the 4 mo this morning usually it will start and rev up abit automatic choke,this morning it started as if it was already warmed up.never did that before.anyone know if its something serious.Interior light on the door went on as i opened the door but never heard the pre fuel pump before ingintion goes on.anyone know what it could mean?? cheers

mine sometimes revs at 1200 for a few minutes, otherwise starts at 700...

but this morning i started it up and i thought the battery had died or it had stalled.... the engine was at 100 maybe, then spluttered for a few moments, then finally got up to 700 but it sounded very 'fizzy'... would this be the mass air filter ? freaked me out a little

[Brisbane's Bora]

I've had my pre fuel pump not start on occasions so had it scanned and nothing came up.

I got some vinyl today and had a bit of a play.

I can dig it. Where did you get the vinyl from? Im thinking of doing something like this to mine. Did you have to cover up chrome inserts? Im not sure if the GTI had them or not?