GTI 2L 8v 1996....flat spot, please help

[deano968]

Hi, i recently purchased a Golf GTI 2L 8v 1996, problem is i have a flat spot on it, if the car is stationary and i accelerate sharply the engine dies for a second or so before increasing the revs. When driving sometimes a slight judder can be felt especially at low revs in a high gear, also (but not very often) when at tickover the revs will drop slightly then pick back up to the normal 800 rpm. It looks as though the car has recently had new plugs and leads and a new coil. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, many thanks.

[mrwotto]

try replacing relay 30

[Sugar79]

hmmm interesting, mine does the idling thing but not the rest, its like it hunting.

[carl]

ive got a 1997 gti 8v i got the car in april last year when i was driveing i also had flat spot i put up with it for about 6 months,  i then  started to have cutting out problems as well so i came to this website and there i found there is a problem with the number 30 relay that makes car cutout i replaced the relay with vw item about 10 quid it is and my car stoped cutting out and guess what my flat spot went as well so for 10 quid 2 problems sorted hope this helps carl

[deano968]

Thanks, got it booked it to the garage tomorrow, if they cant find the fault i'll try what you guys suggest. Thanks again