Fabergé Greggs Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Hang on.. How could I forget? nacho man, cobblers, burraston2006 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 The 90bhp 1.8 is for winnarz! my original mk1 Toledo had the lump, was brilliant Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 The 90bhp 1.8 is for winnarz! my original mk1 Toledo had the lump, was brilliantTotally agree, I think it's the same as was in my mk2 Jetta GTI. Usefully swift and pleasantly torquey. So nice to be back in a pez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I'm quite inordinately jealous of that. That's an ageing convertible which, I reckon, will draw far more admiring glances than anything floppy-topped VW has produced this side of the Millennium. And yes, those wheels are works of art. Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Totally agree, I think it's the same as was in my mk2 Jetta GTI. Usefully swift and pleasantly torquey. So nice to be back in a pez!It is basically a single point version of the GTi 8v lump:) they punch above their weight. Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 This only came with one key so I popped along to the timpsons next to my work to get one cut. They said it has a chip in it and it'll cost £35. Does the chip do an immobiliser or something? I'm surprised at this but then this is the youngest car I've ever owned so things like this baffle me. It looks like so: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Yep, theres an immobiliser chip in the key. Without it the car will cut out after 2 seconds.It's an old system and a lot of locksmiths can clone the chip nowadays. Worst comes to the worst, you can buy a module off ebay for about £15 that supposedly completely defeats the immobiliser system, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 That is a total honey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 My Seat Toledk of a 1993 had no chip-Timpsons put it in a machine to test. the £11 key that was cut worked fine. Thinn most of the bits on my toledo are mk3 golf,as is the lock set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 I made an exciting discovery- height adjustable steering wheel! I fiddled about with various heights, put it back to where it was only now the airbag light is on. PHAIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Put some tape over it. Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I may have a Mk3 Airbag in the loft if you need it, but truth be known it's probably a dodgy connection. Simply take the cover off (two screws behind the wheel IIRC) and you'll see a yellow connector and a clock spring.Close your eyes when you fiddle with it in case the airbag goes off.(I'm joking - disconnect the battery and leave it for 12 hours is normally the message. I removed my airbag and fitted a non-bag wheel as I'd convinced myself it was an MOT fail for the light to be on, so I taped it over and spent more on a steering wheel than it would have done to fix it.) I always get airbag lights and ABS lights mixed up - which is it that needs to come on, then go off properly. ABS? Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 I may have a Mk3 Airbag in the loft if you need it, but truth be known it's probably a dodgy connection. Simply take the cover off (two screws behind the wheel IIRC) and you'll see a yellow connector and a clock spring.Close your eyes when you fiddle with it in case the airbag goes off.(I'm joking - disconnect the battery and leave it for 12 hours is normally the message. I removed my airbag and fitted a non-bag wheel as I'd convinced myself it was an MOT fail for the light to be on, so I taped it over and spent more on a steering wheel than it would have done to fix it.) I always get airbag lights and ABS lights mixed up - which is it that needs to come on, then go off properly. ABS?That's mega helpful, thanks! I'll see how I get on blowing myself up. Apparently the bulb being illuminated is a fail but a removed bulb is a pass when it comes to airbags.. I hope this doesn't mean I never fix it. (It does) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 The 1.6 engine having 100bhp id guess is a 16v engine? The question ive alwaya wanted to know is why did some 1.8 engine only develope 75bhp? That was a low output for the era wasnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 The 1.6 engine having 100bhp id guess is a 16v engine? The question ive alwaya wanted to know is why did some 1.8 engine only develope 75bhp? That was a low output for the era wasnt it?Probably something to do with men in suits in offices with calculators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Old engine design. The 100hp 1.6 was an 8v. It used a different block with a better flowing head and multi-point injection compared to the early 1.6. For note, the early 1.6s used the EA111 block.The 100hp 1.6 was the first use of block and design which would be used on the mk4 golf with a 16v head. This was a EA827/EA113 block. The EA827 had been around in larger displacement forms for a while in Audis and the bigger golfs.The 90hp 1.8 as used in mk3 golfs was also EA827, but had single point injection and was basically the same old lump left over from the mk2 golf. The 16v KR engines were significantly better but also straddled both for absolutely no sensible reason. TL:DR it's VW testing out a new version of an old block with a reworked head in a relatively old car. http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=193691.0 I should get out more. Lacquer Peel, holbeck and Fabergé Greggs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Mine was the 1.8 90bhp, i totally forgot i had one until i just read this thread, it was only 3 years ago that i owned it too, that probably says all i need to know about Mk3 Golfs. Pillock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Yeah, they're quite forgettable. I had metal topped one and I think the only thing I remember about it is all the fixing it needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 This is for sells due to TRABANT fundage! Also it's way too modern for me. I don't really expect it's in the usual shiters price range, but here's the gumtree ad: More detailed pics and description to follow. https://www.gumtree.com/p/volkswagen/immaculate-mk3-golf-cabriolet-drives-like-new/1253191044 holbeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Seems an entirely reasonable price with that work done. I keep wanting to pick up a £300 banger one just to see how bad* they actually are given how unloved the Mk 3 is compared to the earlier ones. My 17-year old self was grateful for any convertible car I could afford! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Looks really nice that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 1.8 75, 1.8 90, or 1.6 100bhp. No diesel cabs. A mate of mine had a diesel Mk3 Cabrio. Said it was factory and I cared so little I never bothered to check. I thought it was a bit crap, soz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 A mate of mine had a diesel Mk3 Cabrio. Said it was factory and I cared so little I never bothered to check. I thought it was a bit crap, soz.Don't be sorry, it sounds like you and your mate had a really meaningful relationship on this basis. The Moog and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 The 1.6 engine having 100bhp id guess is a 16v engine? The question ive alwaya wanted to know is why did some 1.8 engine only develope 75bhp? That was a low output for the era wasnt it?Probably some tax or emissions thing going on somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 For Chods sake Jack, tell us you got the Trabbie!!! Dave_Q and Fabergé Greggs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 For Chods sake Jack, tell us you got the Trabbie!!!Didn't really get the cash from this in time! Golf now sold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Gahh! What have you seen now then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 TBH mate I'd love it but I think I'm going to put the cash straight into the X1/9. Unless anyone's selling a tasty DAF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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