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Title: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 06 January 2005, 14:52

Happy new year to you all!

I am after an idel screw o-ring, but the dealers can't seem to find it on their system (nothing new there then)

Could some who has got the ETKA software look it up for me please.

Thanks again

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Gambit on 06 January 2005, 16:48

you cant get the o-ring from VAG. u cant even buy the screw complete with o-ring. u have to buy a new throttle body!!

go to halfrauds and pick up a set of multi-size o-rings and you'll find one that fits in it.

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 06 January 2005, 16:52

hmm reminds me of the new distributer o-ring i needed, but because its a 1/2 size you cant get them off the shelf and have to buy a new distributer :angry:

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 06 January 2005, 18:41

Cheers, that explains it then :)

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 07 January 2005, 13:28

Just to double check (my mind has gone blank after xmas) on the idle screw, does the screw allow air from outside the screw to the inside or should no air get in from the outside?

Cheers

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Gambit on 07 January 2005, 17:15

you want it to be airtight

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 08 January 2005, 08:49

Cheers mate, so no air from the outside get's in passed the screw then yes? It's all done inside?

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Gambit on 08 January 2005, 16:27

yes. give the o-rings a little swab of grease also for a tighter seal

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 08 January 2005, 17:45

Cheers mate!  When you said "o-rings " Are there more than one? as i only have one on there at the moment!

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 22 January 2005, 14:59

Am I missing a 'o' ring?

here is? pic of mine -

(http://www.realitydesigns.co.uk/forum images/idlescrew.jpg)

Should there be just one o ring in the middle of it?

Thanks

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Gambit on 24 January 2005, 11:03

yeah there should only be one o-ring but i found when i tried putting on the new o-ring that it wasnt tight enough so i squeezed 2 into the groove

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 24 January 2005, 19:07

Thanks mate, the current o ring is really hard (like solid plastic) I have yet not found a suitable or ring, Halfrauds don't do them (well the one by me does not)

Did you have to cut yours off with a scalple?

I guess as long as the new o ring is just bigger then the diameter of the screw then it will do it's job?

Cheers

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Gambit on 25 January 2005, 09:32

they go hard after time. cant remember how i get mine of but im near enough sure i cut it off somehow

the ones i got werent a perfect fit either. hence why i squeezed 2 on

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 25 January 2005, 18:25

Cheers, I'll get cutting away :)

(I may hav asked this beore, s forgive me if ihave but) Just a thought, if air is leaking here would this lower my mpg?

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Gambit on 26 January 2005, 12:28

shouldnt lower the mpg that much. main reason for getting a tight fit is to stop the screw untwisting under engine vibration and slowly raising the idle speed

Title: Re: Idle screw o-ring part number?
Post by: Deefadog on 26 January 2005, 13:57

O well, I was hoping it would be that :(