1996 Volkswagen Golf Problems

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Engine oil shortage

My car engine oil do short mostly when I travel long distance. But the car is very sound and reliable. I love the car.

1996 Volkswagen Golf
Posted: May 2, 2014
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Not starting

never had any problem till last few monmths with car. car starts only sometimes. you can hear it trying to start , it just doesnt seem to fireup have changed battery does this indicate a starter or solenoid issue? dont hear a cl...

1996 Volkswagen Golf
Posted: Jul 22, 2013
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White smoke from exhaust

emits white smoke from exhaust when the engine is at normal running temperature. Smoke is not continous, only when i take out for a long run. Only thing changed on the car prior to the problem is that i replaced the last silencer box. No si...

1996 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 gs 5speed
Posted: Feb 18, 2012
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Engine running problems

My car is miss firing, it is still driveable and recently i have noticed that whilist driving the car it feels and sounds like it is running out of fuel, it has got fuel in the tank so its not that, i have checked the spark plugs and they s...

1996 Volkswagen Golf 2.0
Posted: Nov 28, 2011
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Tyre/valve pressure

as soon as i take the tyre valve off, one of my tyres pressure goes down drastically and can feel the pressure so strong that have trouble getting valve cap on. I am not sure if this is a fault with the valve cap or if my tyre is the fault....

1996 Volkswagen Golf
Posted: Nov 24, 2011
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Limited power

Hi Car pulls away fine, revs max at about 4500 with power drop off, almost like its being limited. Have changed fuel filter, checked vacum and pipes for air leaks. any and all help greatly appreciated cheers

1996 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 Driver
Posted: May 25, 2010
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Fuel

my car has fuel in it but sometimes when im driving the gauge drops and then the car stops as tho its got no fuel. when ive gone out to start it in the morning sometimes it will not start and the gauge is fine but when i turn the key to sta...

1996 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 cl auto
Posted: Oct 26, 2009
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Wipers

front wipers and rear wiper come on for no reason when driving.This is my wifes car so this is more than one problem.cheers

1996 Volkswagen Golf gti 2.0
Posted: Jun 5, 2008
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Engine Cuts Out

Another engine cut out issue! My car has now been in the garage for 6 weeks trying to sort this out. Engine will run for random periods with no issues, then without warning, will just cut out - oil light comes on and the engine dies. Will r...

1996 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 8v GTI
Posted: May 21, 2008
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