I have a Mark 3 Golf SE, 1.8 litre automatic. Engine Code ADZ.

I have recently fitted a new distributor and did my best to position the new distributor in the same position as the old one. I also fitted a new coil at the same time. The car now has an intermittent misfire on tickover.

I now wish to check the distributor position. I have a strobe light and VCDS Lite, shareware version.

Looking through the posts on this site I have come across two methods of doing this as follows:

a. Use VCDS Lite, basic setting 04, sub group 00, and then use a timing light. Unfortunately this does not work with the shareware version of the program.

b. Use VCDS Lite, measuring block 08, group007 and adjust distributor until zone 1 is between 57 and 60. I have tried this and get the message "Error Group 007 not available".

Can anyone advise me of how I can set the distributor position and also, should VCDS Lite shareware version be able to read the measuring block as given in (b) above.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Regards
Jon