Strange thing happened today

[Dan_GTi8v]

So I drove quite a bit today, went 100 or so miles along M25/M1 to pick up some alloys. All seemed well. Car was parked up for around 20 minuites while I talked to the bloke and gave him my hard earned cash, then I set off again back down the M1

After about 5-10 minuites it seemed to lose power, then on next gear change it wouldnt go past 3k revs. I changed down again and took it slow for about a minuite, then the throttle stopped working! I started worrying now as I was 100 miles away from home  Pulled up on the side and tried to rev it, seemed like it was trying but then gave up, so I turned engine off for a few minuites and started up again, all was back to normal so I drove home. Everythng was fine for the rest of the journey

Whats going on? 

Edit: I have an AUM

[RTechUK]

So I drove quite a bit today, went 100 or so miles along M25/M1 to pick up some alloys. All seemed well. Car was parked up for around 20 minuites while I talked to the bloke and gave him my hard earned cash, then I set off again back down the M1

After about 5-10 minuites it seemed to lose power, then on next gear change it wouldnt go past 3k revs. I changed down again and took it slow for about a minuite, then the throttle stopped working! I started worrying now as I was 100 miles away from home  Pulled up on the side and tried to rev it, seemed like it was trying but then gave up, so I turned engine off for a few minuites and started up again, all was back to normal so I drove home. Everythng was fine for the rest of the journey

Whats going on? 

Edit: I have an AUM

Sounds like a torque monitor fault, which could have been down to a sticky throttle body.  I would get your fault codes checked asap.

Nick

[Dan_GTi8v]

cheers, I'll try and find a vagcom from somewhere

[DubAndDubber]

same thing happend to my mates ages ago, was a coil pack

[daz veedub]

AUM gremlins  like what was said get it scanned mate

[Dan_GTi8v]

will one of these things do the job? Its in a mk3 so will be a mk3 port if there any different

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-VAG-Diagnostic-Fault-Code-Reader-CAN-OBD2-/160594103093?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2564278b35