Should I get these ATS ones that look like coper for 300 euros, tires are new 195/50, or should i go for black zender with 195/55 old date but look good tires for 210euros? Both ATS and Zender are r15.

Hello, my 1989 1.8 cabriolet broke down while being in France (I’m from Sweden). I was in neutral and was going to put the car in first gear. When I pressed the clutch pedal there was the ”normal resistance” for a split second then it felt like the cable broke; the pedal now has no resistance at all. Note that the pedal does return to the normal position when not pressed.

I have checked and the cable did in fact not break, it moves like normal with full range when pressing the pedal (filmed the cable and then pressed the pedal). Any advice? I have some videos of the cable to show if it helps. Any advice greatly appreciated.

Good to know: I drove the car to Nice (the city) from Sweden last weekend with no problems and I had been driving for 1h 30min before the car broke, I’ve had the car for 1 month. I also have no tools with me but I suppose anything can be found in a store although parts are most likely impossible for me to find quickly.

Thank you.

new MK2 fan ?

Hello! I'm looking to buy my first car. I'm 20 years old which means here in the Netherlands that insurance is still pretty expensive. Since I don't need a car, and I just want a car for the hobby, an oldtimer would be a lot cheaper. I don't have to pay any roadtax and insurance is cheaper for oldtimers.

Offcourse with old cars come more issues needing repairs, but since I don't need a daily driver, it's not much of an issue. I enjoy mechanics and would like to learn by working on a car.

I figured a Golf MK2 would be a good fit for me. From what I've read, it is decently reliable and since it is a VW, parts are easy and cheap to find.

The particular car I'm looking at (shown in picture) is a 1.6D GL with around 125.00KM

Now my question is, would it be smart to spend 4-5K on a 40 year old golf, but save money on insurance and roadtax? Or should I buy a cheaper, 1-3K car, but having to pay over double on insurance and tax, even if I don't drive the car all that often.

Hi looking for advice please.

I changed the coolant on my pb engine all good, rad fan working and dash temp gauge working.

Then I sprayed a small amount of water over the front of the engine to get rid of some degreaser, now my fan doesn't kick in and my dash temp gauge has stopped working.

I have tried bridging the black plug in front of the blue one and the dash gauge doesn't move

Hey mk2 owners, i have had a white mk2 manhatten for about 2/3 now, it is my project car now, its fully running, mostly doing paint work. Im 17 years old and from barneveld, netherlands, for the coming 4 months i sadly wont be allowed to drive on my own (i have my drivers lisence, just not old enough) still im trying to find some people (new friends) near me that also own a mk2 or a other classic car, if anyone is interested please give a comment or send a dm

I've taken off the v-belt, but it's still there. It only appears when the engine is warmed up, and is stationary or at low RPMs (<1100). My guesses are: timing belt, oil pump or water pump (but i have no idea if the water pump is hooked up to the engine or to the v-belt, so not sure).

I commented a video where you can hear the specific noise better.

Anyone have any idea what this could be, and if it's harmful to keep driving with?

Hello everyone. I’m looking for an interior trim panel for the Webasto sunroof that the previous owner retrofitted many years ago. I’d like to get "H-plate" status (historic vehicle registration), but I can only get that if everything looks original. I’ve already spent a lot of money ordering the wrong trim panels three times, so I’m hoping for a helpful response. I’m missing the interior trim panel; the cutout for the sunroof measures 48 x 82.
Does anyone know about this?

Hello everyone. I have a 85 GTI that I need a little help with.

The engine runs great in idle and the timing is correct, but when you push the throttle it missfires and runs really bad, when I let go out goes back to running fine. The pistons have great compression.

I need help with where to start looking for issues, my first thought was getting new injectors but any help here would be appreciated before I start buying new parts.

I saw someone recommend a K-Jetronic pressure tester but I'm not sure that's the problem.

Thanks!

Gotta say, I love how it sounds now

hi there any of you guys tips on installing a weber carb on a 1.3l 8 valve 5speed?

It is a '89 1.8l 4 cylinder manhatten, it was quite hot outside, 30 degrees celcius in the shade (this temp was after a short drive)

Hello all!! Me and my dad had taken this vw golf mk2 1.3L engine apart due to a crack in the header so water was getting in. We took it all apart got the stuff sorted now it’s time to put it back together. Time got away and it’s 10 months since we begun this. We’ve got the cylinder head on and just found this small metal dowel part and cannot for the life of us remember what it is or where it goes!! I’ve attached some photos if people can help thank you!!

Latest progress on the golf gti mk2..

Update for anyone in the future that needs help.
I went and got myself a cheapo bearing puller tool as a last resort before pulling the engine.
After bashing in a big enough hole for one of the spreader tools to grab onto it finally came out. A quick blast with a wire wheel and some brake cleaner on the plug hole and the new one went in smoothly.
A word of warning though, this may be one of the worst jobs I’ve had to do on the car due to access and leaning over blind, the biggest help was a camera tool to see where I was going

Bonjour, j’ai une Golf 2 et je voudrais savoir quelles sont toutes les pièces que je dois acheter pour installer la direction assistée.

My rear windscreen wiper didnt work, now, after a while of trying and looking and using contact spray it started working, if i push the handle down and away from me it goes into the first setting, it wipes every ones in a while, but i cant get it to stop, it only stops when i turn the car off, what could it be? It is a '89 manhatten 1.8 liter injection

Hi all. I’m at my wits end with a freeze plug that won’t budge.
Looks like it’s been weeping a while which explains my coolant loss but it’s started pissing out a big hole in the middle. After some whack fuck to rock it out, trying to pry and punch new holes to pry out with screws ect and even trying to punch it through it to the block I’m just left with a bigger, more jagged hole. Anyone have any ideas how to fix? I’m doing with with the engine in situe so I can’t swing a hammer enough to hit it with my purse

The first (and the only) post was a year ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/GolfMk2/comments/1ixd0f0/ladies_and_gentlemen_i_present_you_the/
The project has evolved a little since then. Now it's powered by ESP32 with a color screen. I designed and 3D printed a shell. Basically, it's left to wire everything together, add buttons for menu navigation, and show real Voltage/Oil temp data instead of dummy values

God Damn!