the buggers stalling now!!!!!

[grahamw1604]

the girlfriends car has started to stall now.  it has stalled on occasion in the past but has started to be more regular.. she has the gti 8v.  i have been nosing through some of the topics and it seems the usual suspect is a dirty throttle body.  if this is the case, am i better cleaning with carb cleaner while engine running or am i better removing and doing while of the car,  could there be anything else causing the stalling, its not all the time but like i said, it is getting more regular,  girlfriend just told me that it hunts and when the rev drops it stalls so any advice is appreciated

thanks graham

[snifferdog]

Best to take the throttle body off and use carb cleaner. You may need a new gasket when replacing though (?!) Also, I think there is a known relay that can cause the stalling problem, best have a look through the mk3 maintenance section.

[grahamw1604]

cheers pal

[snifferdog]

This one may help

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=101400.0

Or maybe not, cant be arsed to read through it