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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: fifthflaw on 22 March 2015, 09:18

Title: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: fifthflaw on 22 March 2015, 09:18

Hi all
Been hing some problems with my car over the last week or so.  Firstly the computer flashed up a warning regarding an issue with the bending lights.  Thought nothing of it-will get it looked at when I get a minute. 

Couple of days later I get a check oil level warning.  So I check it and see that its a bit on the low side.  Go out and buy a litre of mobil ESP 5W/30 and top it up.  Check it again and oil level is fine.  Drive home and car appears fine until I pull onto the drive and notice a revving sound and see that when I'm not pressing the accelerator the car is revving itself a few hundred RPM.  Really strange.

I switch the car off and start her up again and the engine management light pops up but the issue seems to be gone but reappears a few minutes later.  Bit worried about this now and won't have the opportunity to get to a dealer before thursday.

Has anyone experienced this before?

Cheers
FF

Title: Re: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: fifthflaw on 22 March 2015, 09:29

Forgot to mention-before the engine management issue appeared I had a warning light that looks like the cruise control symbol but in orange with an exclamation mark next to it but this went away quite quickly.

Title: Re: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: itavaltalainen on 22 March 2015, 09:48

See if there is someone with VCDS near you and do an auto scan.
That will tell you why the light came up.

Title: Re: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: vidman2 on 22 March 2015, 10:12

It would help if you said what car you had

Title: Re: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: fifthflaw on 22 March 2015, 10:15

Mk7 GTI

Title: Re: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: vidman2 on 22 March 2015, 13:41

Issues sound random but could an ECU or sensor issue and is likely to have recorded a fault code.  If you are concerned I would call out VW assist and get them to run a diagnostic, if they find a problem they will arrange to take the car to a dealer and arrange a replacement car, details in the assist book that came with the car.

Title: Re: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: andrewparker on 22 March 2015, 15:53

I had this on my MK5 Golf - was the PCV. Would seem strange on a MK7 which must be relatively new though.

Are you sure the dipstick was replaced properly?

Title: Re: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: topher on 22 March 2015, 17:30

Quote from: andrewparker on 22 March 2015, 15:53

I had this on my MK5 Golf - was the PCV. Would seem strange on a MK7 which must be relatively new though.

Are you sure the dipstick was replaced properly?

^this man is talking sense.

if the oil cap or dispstick are insecure you can get failed-pcv like symptoms, hunting on idle etc.

Title: Re: Issues-throttle blipping at idle
Post by: andrewparker on 25 March 2015, 19:09

Any update on this?