vw golf idles at 1100 revs

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Thu 20 Apr 2006 18:13
vw golf idles at 1100 revs - eddy24
i have a t reg 1.6 golf petrol that idels at 1100 revs and hunts up and down, it has had a new air flow meter and brake vac pipes changed, it has been on diagnostic machine and came up with no faults, there doesent seem to be any air leaks, i now suspect the idle speed motor, do they go a lot, thanks eddy
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Thu 20 Apr 2006 19:07
vw golf idles at 1100 revs - George Porge
Check that the throttle body is'nt coated in oily grime from the breather system, if its dirty it needs cleaning with carb cleaner and setting up again. Good luck
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Thu 20 Apr 2006 19:52
vw golf idles at 1100 revs - mark25
try re-calibrating the throttle: leave the ignition on for a couple of minutes, until the underbonnet whistling has stopped. If that doesn't help you might find it's broken, but iirc they throw up a fault code for that failure...
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Thu 20 Apr 2006 19:53
vw golf idles at 1100 revs - mark25
try re-calibrating the throttle: leave the ignition on for a couple
of minutes, until the underbonnet whistling has stopped. If that doesn't
help you might find it's broken, but iirc they throw up
a fault code for that failure...


leave the ignition on, without the engine running that is.
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Thu 20 Apr 2006 20:09
vw golf idles at 1100 revs - Screwloose
Eddy

Might be worth checking the coolant temp sensor's resistance; an unstable reading can upset the ECU and give this fault too.
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