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Offline insane21

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car cutting out
« on: 22 December 2011, 10:13 »
hello everybody,my car keeps stalling at the lights or when i come to a stop, slightly erratic idle also running rich as hell  :sad:
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #1 on: 22 December 2011, 10:16 »
What engine?
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Offline insane21

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #2 on: 22 December 2011, 10:22 »
AGN 1.8 20v
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Offline Mike671

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #3 on: 22 December 2011, 10:40 »
Plugged it in vag com? Any faults? Checked condition of throttle body? Could need strip and clean possibly
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Offline bullzeye

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #4 on: 22 December 2011, 10:49 »
1st stop would be clean throttle body mine used to drop revs at traffic lights and stall had throttle body cleaned cost me £10 at garage but can be done easily yourself, was fine after that  :tongue:
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Offline insane21

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #5 on: 22 December 2011, 19:00 »
hey just come back from cleaning the throttle body and i found a split oil breather hose, split in 2 peices and patched it up and its running a little more like it, wait till i catch hold of the last owner what a bellend! crap patch job on it
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Offline Mad Buddy

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #6 on: 30 December 2011, 22:58 »
Quote from: insane21 on 22 December 2011, 19:00
hey just come back from cleaning the throttle body and i found a split oil breather hose, split in 2 peices and patched it up and its running a little more like it, wait till i catch hold of the last owner what a bellend! crap patch job on it

Just had the same issue with mine, got all the hoses replaced, throttle body cleaned - still kept running rich and idling poorly and occasionally cutting out. AA guy found out the Air flow meter was knackered and Lambda sensor needed replaced - running great now. Hope yours is sorted without going through the cost I have.
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Offline insane21

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #7 on: 31 December 2011, 10:22 »
Yes mate, i think i need to buy a new MAF sensor also, first im going to sort out the exhaust, its blowing a little  :cry: does not help lol
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Offline gavgtiturbo

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #8 on: 31 December 2011, 18:10 »
I was thinking maf as mine was doing that,new maf drove mint.
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Offline gttjames

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Re: car cutting out
« Reply #9 on: 01 January 2012, 17:19 »
Had same problem, it went in this order

split 'y' breather to top of rocker cover - replaced
cleaned throttle body
tried a new temp sensor - no different
changed thermostat - best its been
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