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Offline budgie

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instant power loss???
« on: 17 June 2013, 11:41 »
yet another problem has came up.. the other half said when she was driving it it lost power totaly about 3 times, went from 30mph strait down to 10 instantly with loss of power. ideas. getting fed up of this car now.
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Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: instant power loss???
« Reply #1 on: 17 June 2013, 11:58 »
Could be anything in all fairness, need more info but the best bet would be to get it scanned
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Re: instant power loss???
« Reply #2 on: 17 June 2013, 12:33 »
Quote from: Dalo Harkin on 17 June 2013, 11:58
Could be anything in all fairness, need more info but the best bet would be to get it scanned

used handheld nothing came up and typical cheap vag cable not working,lol it can stay parked up and rot, had it,lol
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Offline budgie

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Re: instant power loss???
« Reply #3 on: 17 June 2013, 13:26 »
would it be anything to do with the brake switch being pooped on a AUM?
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Offline budgie

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Re: instant power loss???
« Reply #4 on: 17 June 2013, 14:36 »
NOT losing power completly as it turns out, power steering and everything else stays on its just throttle that dies, when it does that i take my foot off it then put it back on and it works, any ideas now?
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Offline budgie

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Re: instant power loss???
« Reply #5 on: 17 June 2013, 16:00 »
anyone
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Re: instant power loss???
« Reply #6 on: 17 June 2013, 17:33 »
still puting up code presure drop between the turbo and throtle valve so supose thats my problem.. if taxman would get his finger out his ass and pay me what im owed il be scraping it. its done me in so il do it in good and proper,lol
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Offline navmk4gti

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Re: instant power loss???
« Reply #7 on: 17 June 2013, 19:36 »
Quote from: budgie on 17 June 2013, 17:33
still puting up code presure drop between the turbo and throtle valve so supose thats my problem.. if taxman would get his finger out his ass and pay me what im owed il be scraping it. its done me in so il do it in good and proper,lol

Answered your own q. Get bottom of the split pipe mate.. your dv could be fooked if aint pipe.the pipe use to p1ss about on my gti was from intercooler to throttle body.. have looked that one too its kinda hidden behind the bumper
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