Engine randomly cutting out

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:09 am

hi guys,

Thought life could only get better after the accident and buying this dub. Life just got worse cos now the dubs playing up. Keeps randomly switching off or messing roun with the throttle. Any ideas or anyone had this prob b4???

Changed the distributor, induction, cleaned throttle, spark plugs and leads to no avail

benji-d · Post by **benji-d** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:28 pm

i think this is a common situation on quite a few 6n polos mine idles really low and i must have heard from at least 10 other people that they are having the same sort of problems check filter lamba sensor etc but im sure no one has yet found the acctual cause for this

6NBen · Post by **6NBen** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:23 pm

what induction kit are you running? when you say changed do you mean for a new one??

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:29 am

had a pipercross induction fitted but at the garage changed it temporarily for a universal 1, therefore having to seperate the breather filter. Smoke comes out the breather filter which is meant to happen as garages told me. took it for diagnosis which showed '00059 speed signal missing'. That garage made my car worse by fiddling round so I didn't pay up. Fanx to him the cars worse.

Any point checking the cam sensor which gives signals back to the spark plugs?

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:38 pm

yea get that sensor sorted man, ive just had the same problem with my corsa, i changed the starter, coil, coil pack, plugs an still wudnt start, it just starts on the bump then cuts out an if it does run it runs soo bad, now the mechanic has did everything an hes well stumped on wot it cud be, the machine is sayin no fault which aint good, so hes tryin 2 geta crankshaft sensor 2 see if its that, maybe u shud give that ago, worth a shot....
new dub here i come...

benji-d · Post by **benji-d** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:03 pm

surely someone on here knows what this could be or have had this problem and fixed it! im worried now as mine is ideling low surely there is a reason for this it cant be a mystery!

6NBen · Post by **6NBen** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:47 pm

universal induction aint gonna help most of the time they will choke the car therfore causing it to run lean injecting more fuel than it really needs so id mabe try fitting a standard one for a while to see if it helps

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:59 am

I'v had enough and spent too much $$$ and time so i'm taking it to VW to atleast diagnos it and give me a reason. I knew universal inductions don't work but had to fit it just to see if there were any differences. Been looking around like mad for a standard air filter closure but no hope yet.

I atleast get 240miles out of a a full tank of gas but on this full ank i've only managed 170 so something relating to the fuel is playing about.

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:10 pm

cud be the fuel pump dude, get that checked