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General => The garage => Topic started by: ToRo on 08 May 2008, 22:06

Title: Electrical Problem?
Post by: ToRo on 08 May 2008, 22:06

When I drive along in my MK3, and then stop at a junction or lights, my car revs itself then drops dramatically and eventually stalls, this has only started occuring today, and to top it all off my power steering went and then my engine died on the way home from Basingstoke...

The car starts up again first time afterwards... Any ideas?

Have posted this in MK3 section too incase someone who knows doesn't read this category.

Title: Re: Electrical Problem?
Post by: ToRo on 09 May 2008, 06:26

UPDATE: I think the problem stems from the heaters, as it only started once I'd put it to 0...

Still don't know :(

Title: Re: Electrical Problem?
Post by: twisty_gti on 09 May 2008, 21:52

hello mate doesnt sound like an electrical fault it sounds like an idle control valve or a egr valve

Title: Re: Electrical Problem?
Post by: ToRo on 09 May 2008, 23:14

Thanks mate, booking it into the gayrage tomorrow :(

Title: Re: Electrical Problem?
Post by: ToRo on 20 May 2008, 20:12

Turns out it was the Lambda sensor :o

If I'd known that I would've done it myself and saved a few bob!