gti jerky ride at low revs help!!

[stefos]

hi i am new to the almera gti have just got mine having alot of trouble with jurking at low revs when moving but is ok when reving up tried setting the throttle control and alos the timeing am stumpped now any help would be great guys thanks also just done all engine mounts and makes now diffrence..

 

[rednemesisdog]

is it a standard car?

 

[Corbalicious]

Afraid thats pretty much every gti mate

 

[stefos]

hi yes its standered its that jerky it feels like the engines going to come out its ok when up the revs but say i am doin 30 it starts and when i put my foot down it hesatates for a while before it starts to pull could it be the plugs and leads?

 

[Garnz]

No it's normal something to do with the throttle position sesnor reads at once placeor some thing every GTi does it. You just have to give it a bit more revs.

 

[stefos]

when i change the postion of the throttle censor have i got to do anything to save it what would happen if i disconected it would it run?

 

[Type17]

Glad to see this posted, I thought I was just a crap driver cos I have never come across this before in any other car ive driven.... Mine will jerk at low revs if I give it a tiny bit of a blip and is a bit lazy on throttle response also. Found I have to drive very smoothly to try to stop it

 

[Corbalicious]

I'll swap your GTi engine for my SRi one, no jerkiness at all!

 

[Sam]

theres nothing you can do to stop it, check around the engine mounts though if they are worn it can make it feel worse than it is...

 

[stefos]

yes you have to drive very carfully all the time there has to be something i can do to make it better?

 

[stefos]

engine mounts have been done what about lack ov power could that be the timming?

 

[Sam]

not a solution thats widely known, ever gti Ive owned has done it as does my current pulsar, you just have to learn to drive round it by feathering the clutch.

 

[stefos]

I'll swap your GTi engine for my SRi one, no jerkiness at all!

ha ha i would love to dont think i can cope with this i can see me gettin another mk2 golf...

 

[mera red gti]

if your having any trouble getting gears one or more engine mounting is gone

 

[rednemesisdog]

mine doesn't - yeehah!

but then I have other challenges to resolve - lol

 

[stefos]

if your having any trouble getting gears one or more engine mounting is gone

i have a little bit of trouble gettin first gear done front and back mounts would the other 2 make much diffrence is there anywhere in the uk to get poly mounts cheers.

 

[Type17]

ha ha i would love to dont think i can cope with this i can see me gettin another mk2 golf...

I thought that also but before I got the Almera. A trip down the m25 in a 16v mk2 during rush-hour with very little in the line of brakes, kinda put pay to that though. Alot to be said for the reliability factor with the Almera, the old Golfs can be an absolute balls if you dont get a good one, spent lots of time on the side of the road due to Golf's but I still love them........ lots of boring stories in that department :lol:

 

[mera red gti]

worn mounts are noticeable at speeds above 30mph too though. my GTi when i first brought it use to buck and jump at low speeds. oil service, new air filter and spark plugs at the time made a big difference.

 

[GTi kurt]

You get used to it. And it becomes second nature to feather the clutch.

 

[stefos]

do you know of anywhere to get the poly mounts or can u make your own?