MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Gide76 on March 01, 2014, 11:06:10 am

Title: Spark Plug Condition- what do you think?
Post by: Gide76 on March 01, 2014, 11:06:10 am

Hello all,

Been having a slight hesitation under load at around 4500 rpm. I understand this could be coils, MAF, PCV, DV or plugs so started with the cheapest option!

These are the plugs I took off what do you think of the condition? I don't think they have been changed for a while and touch wood issue hasn't presented................. (Yet)....

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Title: Re: Spark Plug Condition- what do you think?
Post by: south on March 06, 2014, 03:11:03 pm

For £30-35 it's probably worth doing... I posted a thread on it a week or so ago about it (got slatted for saying that the dealer hadn't changed on last service), made a huge difference to power delivery and idle, although still slightly rough.

Title: Re: Spark Plug Condition- what do you think?
Post by: bacillus on March 06, 2014, 03:50:50 pm

Looks like you're running rich but you can get the same look if you only do short slow journeys.

Title: Re: Spark Plug Condition- what do you think?
Post by: Gide76 on March 06, 2014, 05:48:29 pm

Cheers guys, touch wood it all seems much better. No evidence of plugs being changed so I suppose it is possible this was the first time (92k).

Still, £30 well spent.......


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