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Offline Blazeman1995

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Engine cutting out at low revs
« on: 24 March 2014, 07:37 »
my Mk golf has trouble idling sometimes its able to keep running after fighting a bit but a lot of the time it just cuts out. any ideas as to why it would be doing this?
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Offline boneybradley

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Re: Engine cutting out at low revs
« Reply #1 on: 24 March 2014, 11:36 »
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Offline Blazeman1995

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Re: Engine cutting out at low revs
« Reply #2 on: 24 March 2014, 12:51 »
sound like a dirty throttle body then from that thread
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Re: Engine cutting out at low revs
« Reply #3 on: 24 March 2014, 13:04 »
Give it a really good clean as it's something I recommend at every major service.  And hopefully solve your problem (if not it will restore idle and a little power if unclean)
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Re: Engine cutting out at low revs
« Reply #4 on: 29 March 2014, 18:04 »
clean throttle body and reset it in vag com
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Re: Engine cutting out at low revs
« Reply #5 on: 29 March 2014, 22:32 »
Quote from: matty james on 29 March 2014, 18:04
clean throttle body and reset it in vag com
what is vag com?
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Re: Engine cutting out at low revs
« Reply #6 on: 30 March 2014, 11:21 »
Vag com is a diagnostic programme that connects to your car. I will say I have so far never needed vag com after cleaning a throttle body on a mk3.  I would advise changing the gasket if you remove it for a proper clean (I stock/sell them for £2)
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