Cold idle and acceleration promblems

[flexiblefish98]

Still awaiting Lambda codes from garage...........have ordered 167 Fuel Pump Relay,
from GSF (great place for VW parts, CTS, ECU realay and Fuel Pump relay cost £23 in total!)
Requested garage check all vacuum pipes again for leaks.
Will post back when I have more results,
Cheers   

[flexiblefish98]

Cold idle and acceleration problems solved. New plugs, dizzy cap and rotor arm and CTS and most importantly wiring sorted (x2 loose wires resoldered).
Just need to sort cutting out problem now!

[Walkerboy]

dude if you get it sorted please tell me as ive got same prob.lol
mate works for garage and he's puzzled.lol
mine got very wet when i went through a big big puddle,not run properly since.
changes plugs,fuel sensor,dizzy,dizzy arm and given up,dont really wanna spend anymore money as vr going in soon.lol

[flexiblefish98]

Walkerboy, what problems are you having, exactly?

[Walkerboy]

erm well......
when i start car from cold in morning i take it out of the garage,lock garage up and its smells like petrol,it ticks ova on cold around 1000rpm,then when i pull off it has abit of prob
i go down to brighton quiet quickly via the a23 doing around 80ish and car is fine.if i get stuck in traffic the revs die and the car stalls.if i pull off from traffic the revs dip then there ok until i put it in 1st again where the car tries to stall and mostly does.
i went down to wiltshire at christmas and its abit of a drive so we stopped off at a service station for a fag ect,went to start the car and it took me 4 attempts to start it again.
it seems like its struggling even if the engines hot??
only started it when i had a prob with a massive puddle and what ever we do seems like the prob doesnt go away

[zdebx]

Walkerboy, have a look here >> http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=101400.0

There are some things, which I think you haven't done yet 

[flexiblefish98]

Hey Walkerboy,
Obviously the problem I had with my 8valve didn't start with hitting a puddle, but the symptoms your having are exactly the same as I had.
Car from cold 'hunts' a bit on idle and doesn't want to idle? Car 'bogging down' on acceleration and stalling easily when revs drop...smelling of fuel.
Car is obviously over fueling for some reason, any codes from VAG?
What solved mine was loose connections (three wires running into plug right next to Dizzy), the other thing was broken wire at connector next to coil (black square box just under wipers on right). My advice would be to check all wiring/connections as it appears a common problem for many to be bare/exposed or loose.
The other thing could be the Lamda probe, but this would show if you have it tested.
Keep in touch with progress, good luck,
Stewart

[Walkerboy]

im getting an 01 on the clocks when i put the key in????inspection service i think.doesnt that help at all???
oh wheres the relay 30??might try that next
only wanna keep it running un til i get my vr in

[zdebx]

im getting an 01 on the clocks when i put the key in????inspection service i think.doesnt that help at all???
oh wheres the relay 30??might try that next
only wanna keep it running un til i get my vr in

Fusebox, matey Also try replacing the fuel pump relay as well - no 167

[flexiblefish98]

Code on dash is service reminder, check in mark 3 section to learn how to reset.
Relays slightly hidden above fuses, easy to change!