just picked up R32 #42 :D

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Thanks boys! I'm glad I have something less to worry about!
What about that relay bank? Am I missing one? I thought cause there's a wire bolted to the bottom of it that something is supposed to be there?

[Big_M]

merry christmas

If thats the insert for the opening shown your not getting much airflow over the extra cooler hiding back there !.

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so im looking at cleaning my throttle body in the next couple of days. ive found a couple of DIYs for doing it. but one says i have to have vagcom to realign and the other tells me a way to do it with out.

ive been told that the TB realigns itself periodically anyway, do i really need vagcom?

heres the threads if youre interested
VWVortex.com - DIY - Removing and cleaning a MKIV throttle body (throttle valve control module) (need vag)

Throttle Body clean guide.... Easy method - Performance and Technical - R32OC | VW Golf R32, Golf R and other .:R Vehicle Owners Club. (dont need vag)

[RubAVeeDubDub]

I don't know much about volkswagens, but I'd say that an ecu is more than capable to be able to 'realign' itself, volkswagen or not.

It'll run a bit average for 10minutes and then settle down latter.

I've removed the throttle body wiring and hosing off my 4mo a few times now with no effects to acceleration. She hunts a bit on first start and then all is hunky dory.

I highly doubt your local mechanic would be sitting there "realigning" the throttle body with a VAGCOM after cleaning the TB. Most likely done by the apprentice if anything.

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Awesome! Thanks Ruba! I'll be buying the cleaning stuff today and getting dirty tomorrow! Thanks dude!

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so cleaned up the TB today. was pretty straight forward. the thing was dirty, pretty dirty, but i dont know how dirty they normally are so dont kow if it was bad or not. car runs well not a huge amount of difference but im happy with the results. when i was buying the cleaning stuff i had a hard time finding Drive By Wire Safe cleaner, all the carby/throttle body cleaner i found said not to use on anything electronic stuff. i ended up getting MAF Cleaner, it destroyed all the dirt no problems with out being harmful.

on a more annoying note, i went to clean my maf at the same time and discovered that the tab for the hot wire has been melted/tampered with. i know these things are sensitive could be causing problems? false readings? anything?
i have considered replacing it in the hope of fixing poor economy and intermittent flat spot issues... but why and how did it melt?
heres a pic

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after much stuffing around and working out what was the best option today i bought my self a new door lock module from VW.
i decided to go new because with them all eventually failing i thought i wrecked one would just be a time bomb, also did some research into the cheap ebay jobs and apparently they only last a couple of weeks.
swappig it out and putting it back together only took a couple of hours so its not that bad. everyting works properly now and ive fixed my bad starting and fuel pump prming issues. i used this DIY from vortex VWVortex.com - DIY - Removing front door parts (door panel, door unlock handle and sideview mirror)

when i bought the module the parts guy said it was listed as needing a separate cable, so i bought that too. what it turned out to be was a replacemnt cable for the outer door handle. the one which comes on the module wasnt for a mk4 golf as it was too long. if your going to diy the door lock module either buy the new cable or reuse your old one, i had to install my new module twice lol