Tony, Have you checked both the idle switch and the wiring to the "MAF" on the fender side of the fuel distributer? Pull back the boot and check it carefully. Both these things can (and have on my GTI) cause that sort of symptom. I'd also read the fault codes and see what shows up...
-Pat > Hi everyone, > > My car is having some problems lately (other than the > alternator fans flying through the hood & a cracked > dowpipe) Most of the time it drives & idles > beautifully. Once in a while after a long drive it > will start to ilde erratically. The idle will wander > between 950-1100 rpm over and over again. When this > occurs the car also devolops a low speed buck (no its > not a torn airboot). I thought it was the idle > stabiliser but I put a spare in and its no different. > Here is the funny thing, if I shut the car off and > restart it, it goes away. My friends gti 16v is doing > the exact same thing. Any ideas? > > Tony > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > A2-16v mailing list > [email protected] > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
