Timing is usually first suspect, I agree. Overheating alone might be stuck thermostat, but combination with lack of power suggests either a clogged catalytic converter, or a too-lean fuel delivery (bad pump, clogged filter, bad vent in fuel cap...). Perversely, clogging the cat can stem from a too RICH fuel mix. If your oxygen sensor has died, the system is supposed to go to full-rich "limp-home safely" mode, and that's where I'd start looking on this one, with the cat & sensor. HTH. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Adam Frank To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:11 PM Subject: [A2-16v] Re: [WWW.GLIREALM.COM] Engine Problems? How severe? whats wrong?
Ive got a '91 GLi 2.0L and in the past week or so, my car has suddenly become increasingly sluggish, has no torque or accelleration, and is running much hotter than it used to. I checked the oil: good. I checked the water: good. I checked the timing belt: good (no stretching, cracking or fraying). Nothing seems to be physically different from the week before. I just cant figure out why i get no power. even when im doing 55 and drop it into 3rd and lay on it, I hardly get a pinch of xtra power. Sure it does accellerate, but very slowly. When driving anywhere, every time i turn the car off the engine is so hot that the fan has to stay on for a bit. The last time I ran into this was on my old '89 GLi and it had the same symptoms and it was because I had just replaced the distributor and the timing was a little off. This time, I havent touched anything and it just started doing this. Any ideas? I dont want to break anything by driving it to work in the morning if its really serious. Could I be getting a bad or poor spark? To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
