Dodson 0 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thought the engine had died last night.Was going for it in 4th and all of a sudden there was a pop, and the engine sounded like it was starved of air, then all power went, then when i was accelerating it was like a whooshing noise.So i parked it up, went back to it tonight to have a look and the problem has cleared.Took the induction, cold air thingy off and the MAF and it seemed to have a bit of OIL floating about in it.Cleaned it all out and now the car is back to running perfect again!Any ideas what it might have been? Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 theres a guy on ed38 with this exact same problem! Link to post Share on other sites
Dodson 0 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 lol, hmmmmm might be me... Link to post Share on other sites
MJ Vr6 79 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thought the engine had died last night.Was going for it in 4th and all of a sudden there was a pop' date=' and the engine sounded like it was starved of air, then all power went, then when i was accelerating it was like a whooshing noise.So i parked it up, went back to it tonight to have a look and the problem has cleared.Took the induction, cold air thingy off and the MAF and it seemed to have a bit of OIL floating about in it.Cleaned it all out and now the car is back to running perfect again!Any ideas what it might have been?[/quote']Mate, take the Intake pipe off, Clean Throttle body with sum cCarb leaner, Open flaps gently n wipe with tissue or cloth, but make sure no material gets stuck inside ..You can do the same with the Air flow meter..Spray and let dry..See if any improvement.. Link to post Share on other sites
Dodson 0 Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 thanks fella, ive done all that, seems smoother to drive.still got erratic idle though Link to post Share on other sites
Charged VR 0 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 What Year is your Car, You really need to carry out basic setting on the throttle valve once you have cleaned it, This stops the erratic idle Link to post Share on other sites
valarius 0 Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 whats "You really need to carry out basic setting on the throttle valve once you have cleaned it," as cleaned mine the other day and ever since idle fluctuates ?? Link to post Share on other sites
Dodson 0 Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 cant ya just take battery off for 1 hour to reset the settings? Link to post Share on other sites
Charged VR 0 Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Using VAGcom or 5051, The engine ecu learns the throttle valve positions. If you have cleaned the throttle valve and it cant learn its new idle position then the ecu will constantly try to correct causing the hunting. Is your car OBD2? Link to post Share on other sites
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