Help! It's an emergency!
Hello Scotty and Community! 😄
My grandpa has a 1992 VW Vento Direct Injection. He's got that car for the last 17 years and is reluctant to buy a new one 🤣! He doesn't have any other vehicles!
He got it all the way from Munich from a original owner at low mileage and preserved interior!
But for the last 2 months he's unable to drive it on gasoline. The car works fine on autogas but the moment he switches to gasoline the engine hesitates and the tachometer drops to 0. He has to constantly press the gas pedal to keep the RPM up and prevent the engine from dying. On startup on gasoline the whole engine shakes!
The car is been to 2 separate mechanics! One of them kept it for a month and insisted the engine head be replaced. A new head has been installed to no avail.
The second one changed the gasoline hose. It had to be changed second time because the first time it wasn't the correct length 😂. At least the second time was for free. The mechanic suggested vacuum leak or bad fuel.
Personally I doubt that fuel is the cause. And I can't hear any sucking sound which will suggest a vacuum leak. I am more and more convinced one has to be his/her own mechanic!
The problem persists! Please help! 🙏🙏🙏
For reference: The VW Vento was the 3rd generation VW Jetta (MK3 Golf)
Clarification: What engine size? Do you mean that the car runs both on Petrol and on LPG?
Whatever, the car is fixed. Turned out it was dirty injectors, malfunctioning timing and failing fuel pump.
Thanks fot the feedback.
Yes it's dual fuel. Engine size not sure will have to ask.
It's 1.8L engine. Btw I hate when the engine displacement is not evident on the rear. Like in this case. Why are they hiding it? {black}:nonoise: {black}:idontknow:
Had to ask grandpa to go through the documents of the car.