2001 polo stalling

[philthy]

Quick question, asking for a friend:

2001 Polo 1.6 is stalling when she lifts off the accelerator to change gears, go round corners. Also, the idle speed drops.

Any ideas what might be wrong? MAF maybe?


Cheers,

-Phil.

[seangti]

my guess would be MAF or a vacuum hose.

[iggie]

I've experienced this before and found that the culprit was the fuel filter. In the meantime, try rev matching to avoid the engine from stallin when changing gears

[philthy]

Thanks for the comments guys. Car has been booked in to VW so I will post up what the problem was for future refence when I find out.

[Stuwey]

My money's on the throttle body.

[h100vw]

Thanks for the comments guys. Car has been booked in to VW so I will post up what the problem was for future refence when I find out.

Have a word with Jmac, he can scan it and give you a diagnosis. Probably cheaper than VW.

Internet troubleshooting isn't that good in my opinion. Better to use a scanner.

Gavin

[DeanB]

Have a word with Jmac, he can scan it and give you a diagnosis. Probably cheaper than VW.

Internet troubleshooting isn't that good in my opinion. Better to use a scanner.

Gavin

We just need that advancement in technology where you can wave the laptop near the car and get a diagnosis

[philthy]

Have a word with Jmac, he can scan it and give you a diagnosis. Probably cheaper than VW.

Internet troubleshooting isn't that good in my opinion. Better to use a scanner.

Gavin

Haha, yep fair point. Was just asking for clues for a friend, but she's booked the car in so is getting it sorted.

Cheers for your help.

[vagman]

Come in and see me tomorrow at V A Garage in Southport and I'll sort it out for you, will be much cheaper than heading down to VW. Otherwise, you can do this:

Firstly, it should be an AEE engine code being a 1.6. If so, the throttle body needs to be cleaned. With carby cleaner on a rag, open the butterly and clean between the surfaces. Next, on the drivers side, on the plastic inlet manifold near the dipstick tube and timing belt cover, there is a manifold pressure sensor. Remove this with a T20 hand tool and clean sensor thoroughly. Refit this and it should be all good to go.

Your car may need to have basic settings carried out on throttle body due to erratic idle after cleaning. Take car for a 15 minute drive using full throttle and release throttle every 7 or so seconds. It should go back to basic settings after doing this. If not, I can sort this out for you.

Hope it all sorts out for you.

Adam - 55 916 009.

[h100vw]

I still think it would be worth a call to Jimmy.

Gavin