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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 17:30

Title: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 17:30

Have the following code..16891..so took throttle body off and gave it a proper clean.. now my fookin vagcom wont work and i cant realign it..am i ok to drive for it to realign itself or will i fook something up?? Need some quick help as i was meant to be going out in the next half hour :angry:

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: mike1990 on 06 December 2013, 17:43

Yes, driving it for a few mile will align itself on its own

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 18:24

Managed get vagcom work and says i cannot do realign or anything that sort because i have free version :angry:

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: Wazzzer on 06 December 2013, 18:38

PM coming your way Nav...

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 18:56

Replied waz..fuming mate haha

Will be brave and take it for a drive now :grin: hope clears that fault code

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 06 December 2013, 20:41

should clear after a few miles, just expect rubbish running for a while until it realignes.

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 22:56

Took for a drive and didnt even feel like took throttle body of was idling normal :huh:

I took it easy for about 10 miles anyway.. and then thought ill test the haldex system to its limits hehe.. got home checked fault code..and no fault codes in engine wohoo :grin:

Just have the traction control faults to sort now :sad:

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: mike1990 on 06 December 2013, 23:25

Quote from: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 22:56

Took for a drive and didnt even feel like took throttle body of was idling normal :huh:

I took it easy for about 10 miles anyway.. and then thought ill test the haldex system to its limits hehe.. got home checked fault code..and no fault codes in engine wohoo :grin:

Just have the traction control faults to sort now :sad:

Got the same problem, mines down to the MAF having low signal

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 23:34

Hope mine dont come back.. do you get any problems warm start up??

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: mike1990 on 06 December 2013, 23:37

Quote from: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 23:34

Hope mine dont come back.. do you get any problems warm start up??

No it starts perfectly, are you having that problem?

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 23:41

Yh i was day before..it started and cut out and was on a warm start literaly just poped in and out the shop.idle was very ruff too until i started drive then was fine..thats when i scanned it and found that code :grin:

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: mike1990 on 06 December 2013, 23:44

See how it runs now, if it comes back then it's definatly not the TB.

You should notice your car being more responsive to throttle now you've cleaned the TB up :) I did when I did it on my car

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: navmk4gti on 07 December 2013, 00:11

Yup its defo way smoother  :smiley: was long overdue

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: mike1990 on 07 December 2013, 00:15

I'm glad you've noticed the difference :)

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 08 December 2013, 01:07

Quote from: navmk4gti on 06 December 2013, 23:34

Hope mine dont come back.. do you get any problems warm start up??

quite oftern the crank position sensor fault causes problems when warm

Title: Re: throttle body QUICK HELP
Post by: navmk4gti on 08 December 2013, 02:58

I thought that too.. but it has not done it on warm starts since i cleaned out the throttle body