Volkswagen Golf 4 DIY repair

Details: Volkswagen Golf 4 DIY repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

Golf III sold 4.8 mil. copies and production ceased in 1997.

The fourth generation Golf was not long in coming.

And this time, Volkswagen's designers and engineers again have something to be proud of. Without major changes, they managed to give the car a modern look. First of all, unusual lighting devices attract attention. Under a common glass cover are hidden two large headlights for low and high beam, as well as two small rounds for a direction indicator and a fog lamp. The rear part of the car has changed noticeably, the characteristic element of which is now the curved rear roof pillar, which passes into the wing. New sound-absorbing materials and new engine and exhaust system mounts were used. There are four equipment levels for the Golf: Trendline, Comfortline, Highline and GTI.

There are things that were not previously installed on cars of this class. For example, a rain sensor monitors the intensity of the wipers. On request, the customer can install a navigation system with an LCD display on the center console. An impressive list of standard equipment: ABS, front airbags for the driver and passenger, two side airbags in the backrests of the front seats, disc brakes on all wheels (front ventilated), power steering with variable gear ratios and steering effort, height-adjustable seat driver, air vent dust filter, rear head restraints, body-colored bumpers, radiator grille and exterior mirrors.

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Maintaining the overall proportions, the Golf IV is larger. Its length has increased to 4149 mm (+131 mm), width - up to 1735 mm (+30 mm), and the base - up to 2511 mm (+39 mm).

The range of engines includes six gasoline and three diesel engines with a capacity of 68 to 180 hp. With.

Recently, a VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 4 car came to our technical center - to carry out work on diagnostics of the chassis / engine [The owner of the car complained about smudges under the car / obvious problems with the clutch]

Vehicle mileage - 124,000 km

As a result of a set of checks, a number of malfunctions were revealed.

- The CV joint boot is torn - a standard procedure on such a run [Wear]

- It is necessary to replace the clutch disc / basket - most likely the reason was in the guides of the box [They were broken] - after replacing the problem should go away

Flywheel gouges / chips are clearly visible

- Oil leaks from the oil filter housing - O-ring wear [O-rings must be replaced]

- Leaking from under the valve cover gasket - wear of the valve cover gasket [Replacing the valve cover gasket]


Dear car owners, what types of work did you do on a similar mileage?
Personally, at the moment, I have 136,000 km of run - I drive absolutely without problems [Ugh - Ugh]

Obviously traces of untimely car maintenance

clearly traces of a twisted run.

Judging by the photo of the anther clamp - there has already been a replacement.

I own a 1999 Honda 2008 running 300 450 km. Engine mileage is about 130,000.

- Replacement of shock absorbers 1 time in 2013;

- Replacement of silent (not all, mainly the silent upper levers fly) and steering rods - every 2 years;

- this summer I changed the CV joint anthers in a circle, NATURAL, since the clamps were fixed by spot welding.

- replacement of head cover gaskets, candle wells, pallet. The rubber was stiff, cracked and snotty. Relatives were gaskets or not, I do not know, but most likely factory.

- replacement of the oil pressure sensor, drip.

- replacing the timing belt + tensioner pulley for 100,000.

The crankshaft oil seals do not run.

Getz 1.4: mileage 135,000 km. 1 clutch replacement, 3 timing belt replacements, 3 spark plug replacements and oil and filter changes according to the regulations, respectively. Everything about the engine! Suspension - rear amortization 1 time, stub struts 2 times, stub bushings 1 time. Replacement of antifreeze, liquid gur and brakes - 1 time per 90,000. EVERYTHING!

Chevrolet Lacetti 2007 140,000

Replacing the branch pipe, burst.

Replacing the timing belt with rollers.

Shock struts, brake pads in a circle.

Replacing the brake fluid

Oil and oil filter every 10,000 km.

Rear wheel bearings.

Replacing the clutch disc with the basket

Well, sort of like everyone else. But I forgot) 2 fuses)

golf 4 124,000 km? I'm afraid he's twisted there 5 times about the anther.

I have a VW Polo 9n1 1.2 AWY 02t GSH, the base with golf 4 is the same, replacement of native CV joints with native anthers, for 230,000 km

220,000 - valve replacement (exhaust valve burnout)

250,000 - replacement of manual transmission, punched from the inside of the box crankcase, gears of 3rd and 4th gears into the meat

270,000 - front brake discs, hoses, wheel bearings with a hub

300,000 - replacement of amorts, springs, bearings and bearings in a circle

341,000 - overhaul of the engine (the chain was native), replacement of the kondeya compressor, rear brakes (drums, parking brake cables)

This is just the mechanical part. Apart from 2 major accidents, where they were replaced: the radiator panel, both headlights, the main radiator, fender, hood, the car hung on the stock for 3 days.

disingenuous, you have platform A04, golf 4 - A4. The bases are completely different, I have golf, my wife Fabius 1 (who is on the A04 platform)

GOLF 4 1999 1.6 AKL, handle DUU, I own 2 years went the third

1) Switch rod gears 1J0711155B (it just rotted and broke) and with it the support bracket 1J0711076G broke down, or rather not himself, but the pusher ball (the part is sold assembled), the support bracket had to buy a new one, it cost 4000 tr, and the stock was jittery as follows a footboard for a bicycle was bought in a shop of the same diameter as the stock + anchor (1000t.r.), the stock surprisingly rotted exactly in the middle, respectively, the whole thing was welded into a reinforced structure for centuries, the anchor was welded into the stock. the cost of the work was 1500t.r. TOTAL: 6500t.r.

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2) The cable for the electric lift of the passenger glass, the crappy thing is that it happened in the winter night before Christmas. (a temporary solution cardboard + stretch + scotch tape, Matt Damon recommends) the next day I found a place where they took me there and ordered a set cost about 3500t.r. dismantling / assembly 1500t.r. TOTAL: 5000t.r.

3) The pain of all the SOCKS rake is her mother. Well, here it was done through friends, all the pleasure came out along with the rail 16-18t.r.

4) and the last but this is probably not so much a breakdown, but how much a whim for safety, by the way, also a disease of the SOCKS left swivel fist, the thread of the guide fingers for the caliper has been ripped apart (it can jam), cutting is not an option, not the fact that you will find the right fingers and not for long at all, Without hesitation, I looked at the disassembly where for 1500 rubles I took the axle shaft with a fist assembly OEM disassembly good pulls all from Europe, a bearing repair kit + nut + new guide pins (1000) was also bought, when the old fist was removed, it turned out that there was a creepy China without numbers without any identification marks, the fist was dismantled from the disassembly, cleaned, the bearing was fixed, and all the guuddd were installed. the cost of the work cost 3000t.r. TOTAL: 5500

After standard purchase:

1) Timing belt + Pump + Tensioner (8000t.r.) Kontitech set

6) clutch kit with basket (18000t.r.) LUK

7) inspection of the chassis + brakes (I was lucky the previous owner did everything)

Oil change every 6000 tons. km (why so often?) the engine is not new mileage 205t. but the head does not hurt. LiquiMoly 5W40 Molygen New Generation oil 5l. + 1L

I noticed the property, if you wander around the city, then a 1 liter oil sprinkler appears at 100-150 km. if you ride at the speed of the stream or as a schoolboy / pensioner, then it does not eat at all.

1) Oil change + oil filter + front knee shaft oil seal. (not a lot of piss from there, but not nice)

2) Replacing candles + due to the difficulty of positioning the candles, you have to remove the intake manifold and replace the intake gaskets.

3) Replacing the fuel filter

4) Replacing the temperature sensor (on the radiator, the 2nd circuit was dripping from the tug) + fluid replacement G12

5) Replacing the rear brake discs + pads + brake caliper guide repair kit + brake hoses + brake fluid replacement + parking brake cables replacement + caliper return springs installation.

6) rear left ABS sensor

7) Throttle cleaning + Gasket + Adaptation

TOTAL: Spare parts 16000-18000t.r. work 8000t.r. = 26000t.r.

Of the problems that I have not solved in view of the lack of time and the lack of familiar electricians who will not take 1000r. for an hour of work with an electrician, 0.23Ah flows away in a little more than a day, since every day I drive Akum enough for the night and I start up without any problems in the morning. If I know that I do not plan to go, I just throw off the terminal.

A pozhopnik on everyday life is the most important thing to keep an eye on him and that's all and not take 1.4 there is darkness.

One, two, three, four, five - no, this is not a children's counting room. This is an evolution of the Golf, one of the most popular models of the Volkswagen concern. It has been on the market since 1974, and during this time more than 22 million copies of the VW Golf have been produced. And the first, and second, and third, and fourth "Golf" invariably became the most popular representatives of their market sector, because of which, by the way, the small middle class has long been renamed the "golf class".

In order for you to fully appreciate the strategic importance of the new, fifth model of VW Golf, we can inform you: all over the world 35% of the total number of Volkswagen in operation are Golfs. In Germany, this figure is even higher - there the share of the Golf model in the total number of Volkswagen cars is generally 45%! The last, or rather, the penultimate fourth-generation VW Golf, produced from 1997 to 2003, was sold in the amount of 4.3 million copies. The “third” Golf that preceded it was released in the amount of 4.8 million copies, and the incredibly popular “second” VW Golf sold 6.3 million cars at all. The total number of Golfs produced over almost two decades, as mentioned above, exceeded 22 million! And these are only those models that were sold under the name "Golf" - the Jetta, Vento and Bora sedans were not taken into account!

It is quite natural that Volkswagen spared neither time nor money for such a “global” model. The total amount spent in this case was not disclosed, but it is likely that much more was spent than on the development of other models. The reason is increased competition. If just a couple of models competed with VW Golf I, then the “five” rivals several times more. The concern's marketers even divided them into groups - depending on the degree of competitiveness. The “inner circle”, for example, includes the new Opel Astra - judging by the reviews, the Opel novelty turned out to be very good, and it may well prevent “Golf” from becoming a sales leader. And then, depending on the degree of "danger", there are all representatives of the small middle class, from the Mazda 3 to the new model of the BMW concern - the representative of the 1st series. And what does Volkswagen oppose to all these rivals?

Volkswagen Golf IV / Golf Variant with petrol engines: AHW / AKQ / APE / AXP / BCA 1.4 l (1390 cc) 75 hp / 55 kW, ATN / AUS 1.6 l (1595 cc) 100-102 hp / 74-75 kW, AZD / BCA / BFQ 1.6 l (1597 cm³) 105 hp / 77 kW, AGN / AGU / AQA / ARZAUM / AUQ 1.8 l FSI / TFSI (1781 cm³) 125-150-180 l .s. / 92-110-132 kW, AZJ 2.0 l (1984 cm³) 115 hp / 85 kW, AZG / AQN 2.3 l (2327 cm³) 150-170 hp / 110-125 kW, AQP / AUE / BDE 2.8 l (2792 cm³) 204 hp / 150 kW, BFH / BML / BJS 3.2 l (3189 cm³) 240 hp / 177 kW and diesel AQM / ASV / AGR / AHF / ASV / ALH / AJM / ARL / ASZ / ATD / AUY / AXR 1.9 l SDI / TDI (1896 cm³) 68-90-101-110-115-130-150 hp / 50-66-74-81-85- 96-110 kW; Operation manual, maintenance and repair, technical specifications, electrical diagrams, body control dimensions, device, diagnostics, design features. Volkswagen Golf 4 / Variant (1999-2006) with five- and three-door hatchback bodies and a wagon of increased capacity, front- and all-wheel drive models of the fourth generation from 1997 to 2006

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