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Title: Help needed - my mk3 keeps stalling.
Post by: mk3_kitkat on 21 May 2009, 19:26

Hello,

I have a P reg 2.0L Golf GTI (Mk3), and although it drives perfectly, when I come to stop at a junction or roundabout, the revs drop way down, and sometimes it stalls. No its not my driving ;)

From reading other posts i think the throttle body was dirty so I went to clean it and removed the "crankcase breather pipes" at least i think thats what they are, they were full of thick black gunge and the back of the hose had split.

See pics below:
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n84/__dubstar__/21052009003.jpg)
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n84/__dubstar__/21052009006.jpg)

So my question is:
Was it the hole or the gunge or both that is causing the problem?
Where did the gunge come from and what is it?
I'm guessing I still need to clean the throttle body.
How do i go about changing the split pipes?
Please help, i can't face another stallathon!
Thanx Kat

Title: Re: Help needed - my mk3 keeps stalling.
Post by: Wayne on 21 May 2009, 20:30

Yes you need to clear the throttle body out, the breather pipes are available from Vw new and are not that expensive.

Welcome to the site by the way.

Title: Re: Help needed - my mk3 keeps stalling.
Post by: luellin on 30 May 2009, 20:30

id say idle stabaliser valve if you have on as that usualy runs fine till you come to a stop if you rev while stoped it stops the cut out but you look like a nob and everyone trys racing you lol happend to me scrappy is a good place to get one or new but its pricy