Jumpy idle

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Cleese

Discussion Starter · Jul 29, 2004

Got a '00 1.8T Variant, lately it's been a bit jumpy when idling, going down a few hundred rpm's, the jumping up again. It gets even worse if I turn the AC on (ie from Econ to Auto). Any ideas?

ps. n00b so treat me gently

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V6er

· #2 · Jul 29, 2004

How many miles (KM)
Might be time to clean the throttle body...

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Cleese

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 29, 2004

Close to 90k km atm.

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PassatVariantPunk

· #4 · Jul 29, 2004

This site below will walk you through a TB cleaning. You will need to order a throttle body gasket.

http://www.taligentx.com/passat/maintenance/throttlebody/

If you have an AEB read this thread too.

http://www.clubb5.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=68231&highlight=

Try that. :thumbup:

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pierowman

· #5 · Jul 29, 2004

I have had this problem and it was because the wires to the spark plugs had come unseated. All I had to do was push them back down.

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Cleese

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 29, 2004

Thanks for the tips guys, really appreciate it! I'll see if I manage to clean out the throttle body without wreaking too much havok

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