Author Topic: golf mk3 stalling  (Read 3585 times)

Offline ronh

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golf mk3 stalling
« on: 23 February 2003, 23:47 »
Anybody having problems with the tick over , stalling when slowing down.try cleaning out the throttle body my engine is the agg one, this has cured my problems and it only takes about an hour to do, its quite simple too.And it save replacing it which is quite expensive.
The throttle butterfly gets clogged up with carbon so that it does not seal so causing an irregular tick over.
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Re: golf mk3 stalling
« Reply #1 on: 25 February 2003, 20:36 »
hi
? my golf has an eratic tick over maybe due to this ??
? will it need to go to a dealer or can you do this yourself ? ? cheers Richee
                golf gti 2.o 8v n reg mk 3
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Offline ronh

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Re: golf mk3 stalling
« Reply #2 on: 27 February 2003, 20:36 »
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hi
? my golf has an eratic tick over maybe due to this ??
? will it need to go to a dealer or can you do this yourself ? ? cheers Richee

YOU dont say what engine you have fitted ie agg or other, if its an agg its very simple to do and is worth a try
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Offline vr6_280

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Re: golf mk3 stalling
« Reply #3 on: 03 March 2003, 21:39 »
How about and ADY ?
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Re: golf mk3 stalling
« Reply #4 on: 06 March 2003, 20:35 »
I had the same problem, with additional lack of power on the motorway - dipping the loud pedal in 5th at 60 didn't do much!  Getting the throttle body cleaned out seems to have sorted it!
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Offline UKflex

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Re: golf mk3 stalling
« Reply #5 on: 30 April 2003, 00:50 »
Ezee lads,

I have the same problem with my M plate MK3 8v , how easy is cleaning the throttle body? Could someone give me more details on how too carry it out!!

I done what everyone else did, changed the plugs,leads, dizzy etc..

Cheers keep up the chats
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Offline Pimpster

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Re: golf mk3 stalling
« Reply #6 on: 30 April 2003, 19:32 »
I'm a bit crap so i took it to the VW stealership.

charged me ?40 tho which was a bit of a barg.

well worth it. on a side note, because i didnt know what it was i blagged a courtesy car coz i thought they might have it all day.

offered me a Sharan (no thank you) and so waited until a golf was in. They took me out to it. bog standard looking. drove it - Bl****y quick. turns out it was a mk4 golf gti pd 130. dull inside. dull outside. very quick in gear.

did you know if you stay in the turbo all the time even on a diesel you can only get 24 mpg? I do now. good fun tho and suprised the guy in the type r when i dropped the loud pedal at 50mph on the dual carriageway. Eat scummy sulphur civic boy......
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