8:44 Love the length of the ‘test derive’ - Really great video.

an absolute fountain of knowledge , great channel !!

@GreyGooseRestorations

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

another brilliant video, thanks!

Your the man. Thank you for all of the mk2 content.

@GreyGooseRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

No problems, plenty more to come

Thanks much - great video! My Bentley manual is very sparse on the vacuum line system info for the 16V and your video answered my questions.

@GreyGooseRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

Nice job 👍👍👍

Fuck this is the best pl digi I have seen

thanks for the detailed and clear vid, will be checking the vacuum system on my valver. Thought that it sounded pretty rough at idle - did you get that sorted and what was the issue? Subscribed :)

@GreyGooseRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 much appreciated. Yes it was a air leak from the throttle body idle screw

Hey! Great video, thank you for posting. What size are the small vac tubes? 3.5mm?

@GreyGooseRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Technically 4mm but i use 3.5mm just so they are a solid fit 👍

Great video, just picked up a 5 door 1990 16v and it came on a trailer. 😢 it’s a long term project and got it started and it idles well to get up to temp. When it’s warm and I blip the throttle the revs increase and then the revs drop off and stalls. Could this be the vacuum or shall I look to adjust the brass idle screw to increase this to see if it stops the stalling. Appreciate it could be many different issues but your video got me thinking.

@GreyGooseRestorations

4 ай бұрын

It could be the idle valve or Deceleration Cut off Valve not functioning? The DCV catches the engine above 1300 rpm then the idle valves takes over below that, 16vs like to sit at 1000 rpm

My mk1 16v i thrashed about for a good few years, thought it ran great, just did basic services on it no problems. Been in garage for 15 years, now im getting it going again i relise how much stuff is missing, i have no plug on that throttle body micro switch, no plug on idle control valve, dont think i have cold enrichment valve at all, and i used to run it with that 4mm vacuum pipe disconnected. How did it ever work, i guess it has something to do with still having mk1 wiring loom. plenty more pony's to be found then. Whats your thoughts on having a custom wiring loom made, would save alot of weight too, getting rid of any redundant wires

@GreyGooseRestorations

11 ай бұрын

Always some ponies to be found somewhere, ref wiring its swings and roundabouts really, could take out defunct wires yourself and save monies

why the ECU needs a vacuum? thanks!

Nice vid. A question, where do you get all your clips?

@GreyGooseRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

The coloured hoses clips? If so they were from type19.com

@anthonyalvarez6735

2 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Nicely articulated concise and to the point. Thank you for your video

@rajloyal

2 жыл бұрын

@@GreyGooseRestorations Hi nice info, I wanted to know specifically where you got the injector tidy line clips and HT lead clips especially the ones that fit onto the 2 inlet brackets

@GreyGooseRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@rajloyal all from dubstock facebook.com/groups/140698986707056/?ref=share

@ravenmaster6364

2 жыл бұрын

Hi great video again 👍👍, this car is a beauty! I think i may replace my vacuum lines on mine just to have knowledge that they are new. I have suspected that my idle microswitch is faulty for a while now, if it clicks it is working ok is the golden rule then? Did you say you can get the seal for the idle screw off the shelf thesedays at all tool? *I'll try and get the pics of my sensor wiring to you soon, sorry was busy at weekend 🙈. Keep up the great work! 👍

Where would you recommend connecting a hose in order to perform a vacuum leak test with a smoke machine?

@GreyGooseRestorations

Ай бұрын

On the back of the inlet manifold where the brake servo pipe connects

@javierlopez04277

Ай бұрын

@@GreyGooseRestorations Thank you!

Where do the vacuum tubes go that go back through the firewall? I have two that go back through the firewall and I’m not sure where they go or what they do

@GreyGooseRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

There should only be one going through the bulkhead, one goes to the back of the speedo unit and the other should go to the ecu

I have previously cleaned my ISV with petrol, but some say that carb cleaner is better as it is more safe on the internal ISV rubbers. Any truth to this?

@GreyGooseRestorations

Жыл бұрын

A bit yes as the rubber is close to 30yrs old so will be degreaded anyway, add fuel to that with modern additives and it'll most likely do more harm than good, best to use something thats designed for cleaning

I've got a vacuum pipe coming off the bottom right hand side of the airbox and going nowhere just running along the top of the chassis. Where should this go? Also on startup the car idles at 3k rpm and only dies back when I pinch the pipe going between the isv and airbox closed

@GreyGooseRestorations

4 ай бұрын

The small vacuum pipe is for the warm air flap thing in the base of the air box, just pull that small pipe off or block it as its close to useless. Sounds like the ISV is stuck as the engine is drawing air through the ISV into the engine instead of the ISV bypassing air into the air intake

@KevRWDstarlet

4 ай бұрын

Got the high idle sorted, it was indeed the ISV stuck open. Started and idling ok. Once it got up to temp any time the fan cut in the idle shot up to 2.5k, quite strange. Also when I knock it off now when up to temp it refuses to start

@GreyGooseRestorations

4 ай бұрын

@KevRWDstarlet it could the ISV again as when the fan cuts in the idle control module raises the idle to take into account the extra load

Awesome video, really struggling with mk mk2 16v. Had it running previously however would idle but when applying throttle it sort of stalls, won't rev properly. Is now not firing so am.teying new injectors ( think they're original ones in there )

@GreyGooseRestorations

4 ай бұрын

If it idles ok then dies as soon as the throttle is opened then that would be pointing to lean fueling, see what its like after new injectors

@user-kr1tg2kc7g

Ай бұрын

Have got ilmy mk2 running. New injectors have done the trick. I think I have a vacuum leak though, when applying throttle I can hear it drawing air somewhere behind throttle body. Can you buy full vacuum line replacement kits ??

@GreyGooseRestorations

Ай бұрын

@user-kr1tg2kc7g its most likely the idle screw O ring or on the rubber boot underneath there is a vacuum part that can leak

@user-kr1tg2kc7g

Ай бұрын

Thanks for that, will see if VW heritage have the part. Thanks again

@user-kr1tg2kc7g

Ай бұрын

OK that's great. Have done a bit of reading with some horror stories about trying to replace the idle screw o ring, do you have any videos about how to refit ??

couldnt help but laugh at the hubcap falling off, lucky it happened in the yard rather than down the road somewhere

@GreyGooseRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i walked back out to get the camera and was like 'wtf' hahah yeah good job it wasn't down the road, its only because ive got temporary wheel bolts in, got a freash set to fit

what is the number of the idle valve please

@GreyGooseRestorations

6 ай бұрын

037906457C

Why are alot of 16v missing cold enrichment valve. That t plug from the intake is non existent aswell in alot of 16v

@GreyGooseRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

They may well of revised the need for that part in later cars

@ktm250sxUbeazy

2 жыл бұрын

@@GreyGooseRestorations. Maybe. It seems your vacuume system is a better design. Very simplistic. Or maybe it was the crackhead who worked on my car before me