My car has started to idle funny again :(

[Overseer]

woot.. new idle valve was here at my work 9.20am

will fit it tomorrow 

[Overseer]

hmm have the feeling i'm gonna fit all this after i get home from the gym tonight.

just been to VW next door and picked up a new rubber ring thing the ISV sits in.. since one on car is a bit dodgy and could be leaking.

oddly one came on new ISV.. and its a totally different style.

I'll take pics of all this tonight! .. and add part #'s etc..

[davero]

probably vw's usual, they rectify problems in replacement parts but dont openly admit problem ever existed

[Overseer]

maybe...


well i fitted the new ISV on saturday morning.. drove around for a bit and it seemed to be "all good"..

however!

we changed the anti-freeze saturday afternoon and have created (or noticed?) a leak where the coolant comes out of the block...
there are 3 bolts there and 2 were loose.. 1 is hard to get at.. once they were tightened there was still a problem
it isnt leaking much and i';ve been driving it around sat night/yesterday and keeping an eye on the temp/coolant level.

BUT i also noticed a HUGE hole/split in the vacuum tube just below it (which u cant see usually because of this other tube) it appears to have hardened and split over time due to heat..

this should also help a great deal with the idling

its in Performance Driven being fixed now, i get it back tomorrow night... the coolant pipe and o-ring is a cheap part (7 pounds 50) .and the other pipe isnt complicated so is probably about a tenner... so i'd expect at most an hours labour.. since they probably have to redo all the antifreeze too (which i've provided)



* touch wood * everything will be running sweet tomorrow night!

[davero]

had the same breather pipe split, fixed today, big improvement on running and cured petrol smell in car

[Overseer]

called lunchtime today.. parts still hadn't arrived from VW..

dropped in on my way home and they had the parts but hadn't fittted
very likely to be sorted tomorrow now..

gonna call see if can get lunchtime.. if not will hopefully be on way home

[Overseer]

called at lunchtime to see if it was sorted.. they've done the work.. but the guy was keen to keep it a few more hours.. he wanted to keep running the engine to pump coolant through and verify there are no leaks.. so i'll be getting it on the way home

i _love_ actually being able to talk directly to the guy that's done the work.

[Overseer]

ok have it back... bit weird as i havent driven for 3 days.. the idle seems perfect right now..
better than i can ever remember..

it idles real low.. and when there is an occasional blip like the car is gonna stall it smoothes it out again repeatedly...


however.. i do have to keep an eye on the coolant level and temp just in case there are problems with that..

[888v]

ok have it back... bit weird as i havent driven for 3 days.. the idle seems perfect right now..
better than i can ever remember..

it idles real low.. and when there is an occasional blip like the car is gonna stall it smoothes it out again repeatedly...


however.. i do have to keep an eye on the coolant level and temp just in case there are problems with that..

glad it seems alright now mate

[Overseer]

cheers..

i'm just wondering which made more difference.. the new ISV or the hose.. or both? lol..