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  3. throttle body/idle problem

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

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    Snce getting my lastest VR a 96 obd2,ive been donig various maintence bits on it,yesterday got round to cleaning the throttle body.All went fine and looks spotless now,Before starting the car after refitting throttle i had disconnected the batt and 'reset' the throtte alignment (as per the hall sender cleaning guide on here).

    Started the car and revs went up to 2k then dropped to 1500 where it stays now when cold.Idle eventually settles down to normal when warm but does take a while to settle back down when driving-e,.g if stopping at a junction-will stick at 1500 then slowly drop to normal.

    Making it difficult to drive now as the revs 'stick' when changing gear and only drop if you hold clutch in for a couple of seconds?

    Checked all the usual-no vacuum leaks,all pipes and hoses ok,throttle cable is adjusted fine.

    Any help much appreciated

  5. oil temp sensor not working

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

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    The oil temp sensor on the trip computer doesnt register any temp (hasn't worked since ive had the car).Ive looked on top of the oil filter housing and two wires are connected to the housing.

    However there is a third wire hanging around there?! But i cant find anywhere for this to connect to?Could this be the cause of my non functioning temp readout?

    Any suggestions on what else to try?

  8. oil temp sensor and rev counter/speedo?!

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

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    Hi,after a short spell on the dark (french) side,i missed the vr too much!Just bought my second one last week-a 96 5 door mystic blue,125k mile obd2.

    Pleased to be back in a vr-but couple of probs to sort! Firstly the oil temp doesnt register at all on the trip computer-where is the sensor located on the engine?

    Also at around 3500 rpm the rev counter has a fit-starts to jump around all over the place,and the speedo does the same when it gets to around 100mph? Any ideas?

    Have a small oil leak too-which i havent investigated yet but think its sump gasket.Are there any other common places for oil to leak from?

    Any help appreciated

    thanks

  16. GTi Fest - Times down the strip....

    in General Chat

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    ok i ran up the strip a few times at gti fest.was my first time on a 1/4 so was pretty pleased with my first run of 15.12.did a couple more runs and didnt expect to improve on my first run. but later in the afternoon i did my best run of 15.08.pretty happy with that-my cars standard except jetex i.k and took my headlght out.looking at my slips,i need improve reaction anyone got any tips?or is it one of those things that comes with practice?

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