My 2002 VW Beetle 1.6 has sudden lost power

Asked by Frustrated_Spanner_M... Nov 27, 2013 at 08:26 AM about the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle GL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2002 VW Beetle 1.6 has sudden lost power and the exhaust gases are white / light
grey and there is a sweet smell / like Petroleum.  It sounds like some cylinders are not
firing and the idle is lumpy with low revs

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Kos answered 11 years ago

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