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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: insane21 on 22 December 2011, 10:13

Title: car cutting out
Post by: insane21 on 22 December 2011, 10:13

hello everybody,my car keeps stalling at the lights or when i come to a stop, slightly erratic idle also running rich as hell  :sad:

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: Rhyso on 22 December 2011, 10:16

What engine?

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: insane21 on 22 December 2011, 10:22

AGN 1.8 20v

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: Mike671 on 22 December 2011, 10:40

Plugged it in vag com? Any faults? Checked condition of throttle body? Could need strip and clean possibly

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: bullzeye on 22 December 2011, 10:49

1st stop would be clean throttle body mine used to drop revs at traffic lights and stall had throttle body cleaned cost me £10 at garage but can be done easily yourself, was fine after that  :tongue:

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: insane21 on 22 December 2011, 19:00

hey just come back from cleaning the throttle body and i found a split oil breather hose, split in 2 peices and patched it up and its running a little more like it, wait till i catch hold of the last owner what a bellend! crap patch job on it

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: Mad Buddy on 30 December 2011, 22:58

Quote from: insane21 on 22 December 2011, 19:00

hey just come back from cleaning the throttle body and i found a split oil breather hose, split in 2 peices and patched it up and its running a little more like it, wait till i catch hold of the last owner what a bellend! crap patch job on it

Just had the same issue with mine, got all the hoses replaced, throttle body cleaned - still kept running rich and idling poorly and occasionally cutting out. AA guy found out the Air flow meter was knackered and Lambda sensor needed replaced - running great now. Hope yours is sorted without going through the cost I have.

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: insane21 on 31 December 2011, 10:22

Yes mate, i think i need to buy a new MAF sensor also, first im going to sort out the exhaust, its blowing a little  :cry: does not help lol

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: gavgtiturbo on 31 December 2011, 18:10

I was thinking maf as mine was doing that,new maf drove mint.

Title: Re: car cutting out
Post by: gttjames on 01 January 2012, 17:19

Had same problem, it went in this order

split 'y' breather to top of rocker cover - replaced
cleaned throttle body
tried a new temp sensor - no different
changed thermostat - best its been