JMu

I have a '03 vrs estate, recently I've had the car stall immediately after starting, with different fuel levels each time and it's happened a few times now. I've spoken to friends and had a poke around online and it's been suggested it could be the fuel pump going bad. I've tried changing the fuse just in case but nothing changes. Am I on the right track looking at the fuel pump, and if so, what's the most efficient way of testing it out? I've driven the car since with none of the issues but I'd rather replace the part if it is on the way out.

Thanks, that's actually a big help I'll have a look into those as it looks like you've got it in there quite nicely!

Ah right, I've emailed the manufacturer for more info, hopefully if it is the slam panel I may be able to work around it without hacking it apart! Which twin Pass have you gone for? I'd seen some and liked the idea but they all seem to need chunks of slam panel removed. As for the forge etc, I'm happy to spend bigger money on parts but I just can't justify the money on a radiator and a few pipes, but I guess you get what you pay for somehow with them

I've looked at a few kits for an fmic, most list the kits for the mk4 golf, octavia etc under the same umbrella but I've found a market place one (Gravity performance) which says it'll work with the A3, the Leon, the golf and the octavia from that era but won't work on the octavia vrs. Any ideas why that might be? I assumed the mk1 vrs was the same in many ways as the golf, with the same 1.8t as the rest listed but for some reason the vRS is excluded. I've seen that maybe the connection to the turbo is a few mm different but aren't the turbos the same across the range except for the ko4?

In the next month or so I'm going to (hopefully) be getting my Vrs wagon in for a custom map, ridding myself of the SAI incorrect flow code while it's in. Before I go, I'd like to make sure the car is in best condition. Its never had a real problem on MOTs, no issues in the 2 years I've owned it. The major thing I'm seeing is to upgrade the coil packs and plugs to the red top/ R8 versions as future proofing. The car is just hitting 95k and I can't see they've ever been replaced so why not. I've seen an NGK model listed under part number U5014, are these the versions people fit? If so, who h plugs will be best suited to it? With any luck the car should make on or around 200hp. I've always had my cars serviced at a local garage so I've not fitted spark plugs myself before, will I need to gap them myself, and if so is there a recommended scale for these? Lastly, any other recommendations for things to fit/ change before a remap? I don't want massive power, just a new lease of life for an old engine.