MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: dragperformance on April 26, 2011, 08:54:51 pm

Title: detonation failure
Post by: dragperformance on April 26, 2011, 08:54:51 pm

Hi  :sad1:

Can someone explain me the reason to have this error in the engine "fails detonation 4 cylinder" and the car works on 3 cylinders  :sad1:
Thanks

Tony

Title: Re: detonation failure
Post by: alexperkins on April 26, 2011, 09:01:47 pm

Faulty coil pack or faulty spark plug

Title: Re: detonation failure
Post by: dragperformance on May 18, 2011, 08:22:09 pm

Hi,

Thanks Alex, Problem solved, poor quality of petrol. I soon saw the candles at the time and everything was fine and I knew that had to be something with the injectors.

Regards  :happy2:
Tony

Title: Re: detonation failure
Post by: alexperkins on May 18, 2011, 09:01:57 pm

Glad you got it sorted dude  :happy2: