Cutting out at the lights...

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:23 pm

Hi there, my car keeps cutting out when im stopped at the lights, when i stop reving the revs stay at 1,000 ish then drop slightly and then the car stalls. It keeps doing this pretty randomly, but when i starts it does it constantly. When i start the car back up it starts without a problem although nothing is wrong!

Its on 49K now, any ideas what might be up... (2001 Polo gti)

Phill.

PoloCornwall · Post by **PoloCornwall** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:23 pm

Injectors could be blocked
Replace air filter
Ecu?~
Timing

dunno could be a number of reasons take it to local garaGe

rich0404 · Post by **rich0404** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:38 pm

idle control valve

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:51 pm

rich0404 wrote:idle control valve

Whats this?

Phill.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:57 pm

The valve that controls the idling of your car, if it packs up from what I know it can either hold the revs high as happened to my brothers fiance, they were sitting at about 3000rpm, it may happen the other way in your case.

rich0404 · Post by **rich0404** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:29 pm

1 of my car use to either idle high or really low, rarely happened though but got it checked and my said itll probly be that. really annoying cos when it start idleing at 3000rpm at the lights, when u change gear it nearly burns your clutch out!