Discussion
Hi Guys,
Got a slight problem with the idle on my Golf (Mk3, 1994, 1.8CL, 141k).
The car starts and idles perfectly but when I get stuck in traffic 5mins down the road it won't idle and stalls, i've been overcoming this by keeping the revs above 1000rpm but when I pull away the car is very jerky and hesistant.
Once the traffic is clear and I can put my foot down and give the cars some revs it seems to sort itself out, however if I go back to crawling in traffic the problem *can* reappear.
I had a similar problem on my first car (87 Nova 1.2) and that was sorted out by fitting a new distributor as the advance/retard springs were failing (IIRC). Could it be a similar problem?
I know the exhaust is blowing from the middle section (due for replacement ready for the MOT next month) but I don't think this is the cause as it has only starting happening recently since the damp/cold weather has started.
The car is garaged overnight and I changed the plugs/leads/rotor arm/dizzy cap in February for GSF items. The car had an oil change in August (approx 5k miles ago).
Can anyone suggest either the cause or a way of determing the cause as i want to get it all fixed prior to the MOT!
Thanks in advance.....
Phill
Got a slight problem with the idle on my Golf (Mk3, 1994, 1.8CL, 141k).
The car starts and idles perfectly but when I get stuck in traffic 5mins down the road it won't idle and stalls, i've been overcoming this by keeping the revs above 1000rpm but when I pull away the car is very jerky and hesistant.
Once the traffic is clear and I can put my foot down and give the cars some revs it seems to sort itself out, however if I go back to crawling in traffic the problem *can* reappear.
I had a similar problem on my first car (87 Nova 1.2) and that was sorted out by fitting a new distributor as the advance/retard springs were failing (IIRC). Could it be a similar problem?
I know the exhaust is blowing from the middle section (due for replacement ready for the MOT next month) but I don't think this is the cause as it has only starting happening recently since the damp/cold weather has started.
The car is garaged overnight and I changed the plugs/leads/rotor arm/dizzy cap in February for GSF items. The car had an oil change in August (approx 5k miles ago).
Can anyone suggest either the cause or a way of determing the cause as i want to get it all fixed prior to the MOT!
Thanks in advance.....
Phill
Ok popped the bonnet in the dark this morning and there were no sparks around the plugs/leads etc.
The drive to work was dry this morning and I had no problems with the car so its either the damp air getting in and causing problems or moisture getting somewhere it shouldn't!
Any suggestions?
The drive to work was dry this morning and I had no problems with the car so its either the damp air getting in and causing problems or moisture getting somewhere it shouldn't!
Any suggestions?
My money would be on HT leads and/or distribution.
Just because you can't see sparks or arcs doesn't mean the leads haven't started to breakdown.
Would recommend replacing all leads (remember to do them one at a time) and cap - not expensive and always worth doing routinely regardess.
Good luck
Just because you can't see sparks or arcs doesn't mean the leads haven't started to breakdown.
Would recommend replacing all leads (remember to do them one at a time) and cap - not expensive and always worth doing routinely regardess.
Good luck
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