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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: storky on 25 January 2011, 08:50

Title: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: storky on 25 January 2011, 08:50

Morning guys,

The missus has a gti 8v. Battery was flat this morning. Gave it a jump but now the car will not idle. Starts ok but as soon as foot comes off accelerator it dies! Any ideas, thanks.

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: javalin on 25 January 2011, 09:28

what engine is it?

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: polo6n222 on 25 January 2011, 09:30

could be the relays or thortle body is dirty
my money is on it being an agg engine

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: storky on 25 January 2011, 09:40

its a 1996 n?

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: rubjonny on 25 January 2011, 10:11

seriously people, use your eyes before starting yet another thread. 1 already up on the first page:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=179425.0

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: storky on 25 January 2011, 11:51

Your comments are appreciated rubber, however the other post does not seem the same. My fault is not when car is warm, nor when clutch is depressed. Open your eyes bud  :grin:   :wink:

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: rubjonny on 25 January 2011, 12:09

yet the solutions are the same. if you did a search you would have found elevnty billion other threads with the same problem and the same old list of things to try ;)

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: storky on 25 January 2011, 13:03

Ok cheers mate. I did trawl through the searches, most of them said try the search function!!!!

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: Khare on 25 January 2011, 13:25

For a reason.


Because this topic gets covered at least once a day.

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: polo6n222 on 25 January 2011, 16:28

dose the oil light flash when it cuts out atall

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: storky on 25 January 2011, 16:45

I think it may have done actually!!

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 25 January 2011, 18:12

Did the wheels rotate just before it stalled?

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: Khare on 25 January 2011, 18:37

Quote from: polo6n222 on 25 January 2011, 16:28

dose the oil light flash when it cuts out atall

That's normal though, because the engine looses oil pressure.

Try it, stall the car, you'll see the light flash.

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: clivusdel on 25 January 2011, 19:20

has it got petrol in it?????????????

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: storky on 25 January 2011, 19:45

Turns out it needed a new battery  :grin:

Problem solved.

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: javalin on 25 January 2011, 21:47

good news - sometimes just solving the problem you can see works!

James

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: polo6n222 on 25 January 2011, 22:03

the reason i asked about the oil light i had the same prob on one of my cars the relay was at fault car would cut out with oil light flashing

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: Wayne on 25 January 2011, 23:40

Quote from: storky on 25 January 2011, 19:45

Turns out it needed a new battery  :grin:

Problem solved.

Is the alternator charging all ok.  :smiley:

Title: Re: Car cuts out when on idle
Post by: rubjonny on 26 January 2011, 10:12

as above, does battery warnign light come on with ignition then go out once started? if not its the blue wire from the alt, follow it from alt across to the single pin plug near the starter