VW Mk 4 Golf buyers guide
Welcome to the VW Golf Mk 4 used car buyers guide. If you are looking for a Volkswagen Golf GTI or a basic 1.4 litre this guide will help you identify the good points, bad points, common faults and what to look out for when purchasing this car on the second hand market. The author of this guide is an owner of Mk 4 golfs for the last 5 years and an ex volkswagen employee who has ben involved in the after sales servicing and repair of this vehicle.
In late 1997 the VW Golf Mk4 broke onto the UK market. A good choice of engines were available and the model seemed better in every way than the MK3 Golf that it replaced. Sharing no common parts with the old model the MK 4 was a new and fresh car.
It's fair to say that through it's life (1997 - 2004) the MK 4 golf underwent numerous changes and improvements. Lots of exciting new models were introduced after it's initial launch and many technical updates carried out. The most progress was made in terms of the turno Diesel engines found in the Mk4. In late 2000 the PD engine was launched in the UK which utilised new high pressure technology that gave great performance and economy. Firstly available in 115 bhp, then 130 with a top end GTI spec diesel at 150 bhp. A 100 bhp version was also released for the lower spec models and even this seemingly low powered version gave the petrol models a good run for their money.
The early PD engines required a cambelt change every 40,000 miles which at bewteen 300 - 400 at a dealer added significantly to the cost of high milage motoring. A later revised version of the PD engine giving out 130 bhp extended the life of the cambelt to 60,000 miles and had improved reliability. The 130 PD engine became the biggest seller in the MK 4 range towards the end of it's life and is a highly rated car.
In terms of petrol engines there was a vast choice. 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.3, 2.8
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