emissions set up in Manchester

Hello everybody, my golf failed it's mot today on it's emissions.

 I don't know enough to about the fuel injection system to tweak it myself so I was wondering if anyone could recommend a garage in Manchester that could do it for me?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hello, I don't know any specialist garages unfortunately, but I can recommend making sure you get the timing set up properly before looking at the mixture control - when I did mine everything was all over the place. Went from 25mpg to 40mpg after careful set up

Whereabouts in Manchester are you?

Boardman Bros VW & Audi Specialists Ltd Unit 13-15, Failsworth Industrial Estate, Morton St, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire M35 0BN
Tel: 0161 681 0456


had these from some time ago you never know might be worth a call

Took mine to awesome Gti in irlam Manchester. Just google awesome Gti for the address

Thanks everybody. I'm more or less in the city centre. I'll give those places a ring and see what they say.

if you need the number for awsome gti pm me will send it you as i have it but didnt know they could do tune up so thanks as well done me a favor before i need it

Thanks. Googled it. I'll let you know how I get on.

Booked in to Awesome GTI for Nov 12th. Mot retest on the 15th.

let us know how you get on will be handy to know when i get to sorting my engine

Passed her re-test today.

I took her down to Awesome GTI over the weekend, the guy checked the timing and made the mixture leaner using the hex screw in the metering head, cost me £60.

Considering it cost me the best part of £400 to get her through last year I have to say I'm happy.  

nice one fella will keep hold of their number for when i get to that stage with as i said you have also done me a favor before i need it

I've just had a look at the printout from the emissions test and my CO reading has gone down from 5.26% to 0.8%.

The engine sounds a bit rough to me now, is my fuel mixture too lean?

For £60, I'd hope they will give you a free return visit and tweak it back up to about 1.5-2%, which is where K-Jet engines seem to run best at. But 0.8% is still within the official spec, so they might say "no issue" even if you subliminally sense it.

Don't rely on "sounding a bit rough" as a measure of the mixture, but by all means rely on the printout from the MoT station.