Good morning knowledgeable people of LCB

Daughters new golf is making a constant ticking noise which is quite loud

it seems to be the EGR soleniod here
Description

Question is - is this likely to just be a faulty solenoid or is it getting a signal from somewhere to tell it to do this?

There is no engine warning light

any assistance appreciated

Cheers

Mooky

Is it the 1.4 16v by some chance?

If it is then I had a look at one of our sales lads cars a few months ago for exactly the same noise.

Turned out the be the tank fuel breather that passes vapor through a charcoal filter to get burnt.

Spoke to the garage and they said ticking was normal but some are noisier than others!

Cheers

R

[Edited on 18/5/13 by RichardK]

Hi matey

1.6 16v in fact - do you know something?

I just disconnected the connector to it for a couple of minutes and it stopped, so knew it was that and nothing to worry about, just annoying.

Maybe useful

http://volkswagen.workshop-manuals.com/golf-mk4/index.php?id=5006
http://volkswagen.workshop-manuals.com/golf-mk4/index.php?id=5007
http://volkswagen.workshop-manuals.com/golf-mk4/index.php?id=5005

Thanks buddy how are things down under?

The purge solenoid (nothing to do with EGR) is just as noisy on my wife's Octavia, and always has been.