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Car had a compression problem, possible cracked head etc .
We have scrapped in the end
Thanks for all your help and input
Video of the compression test attached

https://youtu.be/GxjEwB59oDA

Car had a compression problem, possible cracked head etc .
We have scrapped in the end
Thanks for all your help and input
Video of the compression test attached

https://youtu.be/GxjEwB59oDA

just changed the plugs today , they certainly needed changing but the problem is still there

Thanks Maarten ,
It does seem like the revs are a bit uneven and possible misfiring, could be as simple as a spark plug , what do you think ?
didn't do a scan

here is what happens in a 2 minute brief YT video
https://youtu.be/9YFB9FIK6GI

Hi All , Newbie here I have a VW Polo 1.2 2009 . When I start up the engine it will rev as normal past 2000 RPM no problem so long as I keep the revs High If I drop the revs to tick over or at least lower than 2000 the car seems to go into some sort of Limp Mode and wont go past 2000RPM Just changed...