Pa95TSI
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- Jan 27, 2006
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Woodland,
Pennsylvania
Hey there guru's...I've got a HUGE problem. My '95 TSI AWD won't run at all, let me give the long and drawn-out explanation of what happened:
The car one day died on my wife, I go to start it, it runs HORRIBLE bad, I finally decide to park it, look underneath, and my catalytic is CHERRY RED! Stupid me thinks the cat is clogged, so I cut a MASSIVE hole in it to get it home(about ten miles or so), it still runs like @ss, but I DID get it home. It hasn't been running since. I replaced the cat, BOTH O2 sensors(with universal ones, I know, bad, bad, bad, but you'll see why...) I replaced the fuel pump with a Walbro 255, replaced the coil pack, put in a Blitz BOV, vented to atmosphere(Doesn't make ANY difference using the stock btw). So, I check the plugs, fouled to high heavens, clean them, gap them, put them back in, it starts, runs rough. I try to shut it off, and restart, it starts and IMMEDIATELY shuts back off, it just won't stay running. I check the plugs again, FOULED. Clean, gap, etc...Starts, runs rough, same EXACT thing as before, check plugs again...FOULED. From the smell of things it is running rich. I just need to know what's fouling these plugs, why it's running rich. I mean, I know universal O2 sensors stink, but I really can't see these things not even lasting through a couple cranks. I don't have a logger, nor can I afford one after all the BS this thing has put me through.
PLEASE, for the love of God help?
Thanks everyone!
The car one day died on my wife, I go to start it, it runs HORRIBLE bad, I finally decide to park it, look underneath, and my catalytic is CHERRY RED! Stupid me thinks the cat is clogged, so I cut a MASSIVE hole in it to get it home(about ten miles or so), it still runs like @ss, but I DID get it home. It hasn't been running since. I replaced the cat, BOTH O2 sensors(with universal ones, I know, bad, bad, bad, but you'll see why...) I replaced the fuel pump with a Walbro 255, replaced the coil pack, put in a Blitz BOV, vented to atmosphere(Doesn't make ANY difference using the stock btw). So, I check the plugs, fouled to high heavens, clean them, gap them, put them back in, it starts, runs rough. I try to shut it off, and restart, it starts and IMMEDIATELY shuts back off, it just won't stay running. I check the plugs again, FOULED. Clean, gap, etc...Starts, runs rough, same EXACT thing as before, check plugs again...FOULED. From the smell of things it is running rich. I just need to know what's fouling these plugs, why it's running rich. I mean, I know universal O2 sensors stink, but I really can't see these things not even lasting through a couple cranks. I don't have a logger, nor can I afford one after all the BS this thing has put me through.
PLEASE, for the love of God help?
Thanks everyone!