Well And Truely ****** OFF !!!

[BIGSTEVEGTI]

Rite i've had enough of my motor !!! It's been idleing to high and i've tried loads Temp Sender, Relay's, Idle valve and Throttle sensor and none of this have made swet f a of a difference
So please help before you hear on the news of a crazed man blowing up he's golf lol

[loki86]

have you tried the lamba sensor or whatever it called

[grimmer]

one thing is too make sure when u changed the idle control valve u had the exact part  number from the orginal one and werent from a audi or something similar, this can cause high idles

second, u may have a air leak drawing in air can cause high idling, spray brake cleaner around pipes while engine running to see if engine note changes.

thirdly, i do car diagnostics, on one of my code readers on mk3 digifant ecus there is a function that re-calibrates the idle speed electronically and generally lowers it and sorts it out basically, u could try and reset your ecu, disconnect battery for 30 mins, and let ecu learn again.

Also worth checking acceralerate cable isnt too tight, theres a adjustment on the plastic ribbed part, little clip can be moved down the ribbed bit

Hope something helps

[BIGSTEVEGTI]

Have tried the carb/brake cleaner trick and all's good but didn't know bout the ecu trick i might give that a try oh and i put the origanal idle valve back on as it was no different with any other's !!!!
Cheer's for the tip's buddy

[BIGSTEVEGTI]

Rite have now tried battery trick and checked go go cable and still no difference, is there a way of testing the Idle valve because if i restrict the air flow to it he idle drop's, is this a clear indicator it is bust or am i being a twit lol

[BIGSTEVEGTI]

Rite yet another update, if i unplug the Idle Control Valve the rev's drop but dosen't cut out could this be a faulty valve ??

[grimmer]

when i unplug my valve my car just idles rough but doesnt cut out,is this car a 8v gti by the way?

[BIGSTEVEGTI]

16V  When i unplug it it idle's normal lol

[grimmer]

what is the rubber seal like that the idle valve sits in?, when my 16v idled high, i found it had a 8v valve on it, the 16v is a bit bigger, also i went through 3 16v idle valves untill i found one that worked!!.

[Martz]

Damn MK3's!

Solution to this problem is to get a MK2!