Important! : Car cutting out when idling/low revs

1. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #1 7th March 2011, 22:17

   Got a MK2 Saxo Vtr 02 plate, cutting out everytime i let my foot off the accelerator, had battery and alternator tested, checked idle sensor.. dont think thats it either. Any other suggestions? im thinking maybe lambda sensors?? really wana sort this out coz its gettin pretty annoying!
2. Woody91 Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Coseley, West Mids Posts: 1267 306 D-Turbo

   #2 7th March 2011, 22:55

   Try cleaning the ICV if it doesnt solve it try cleaning the plugs on the sensors and the lambda sensors themselves.
3. DanTvts Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180

   #3 7th March 2011, 23:29

   Hi mate might be worth having a look on your throttle body, right where the plastic bit is that the throttle cable goes on, there is a male torx? bit that adjusts where the throttle stops when it returns. my vts was cutting out occasionally when i came back down the revs, tried all sorts (icv etc). I the end i cleaned the throttle body out and adjusted that and its been fine, not sure if its a similar set up but gotta be worth a try?
4. Baynesey Established Member Joined: Sep 2005 canterbury, kent Posts: 1115 mk2 Vtr

   #4 7th March 2011, 23:32

   is it running lumpy at all before it cuts out?
5. user_43205 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Ilkeston Derby Posts: 3697 Red Mk1 R Silver Mk2 S & Mk2 Seat Leon.

   #5 7th March 2011, 23:48

   Best bet is to clean the Idle Control Value, Petrol is usually the best to clean it with to get all the gunk of it.
6. Simon0014 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Chippenham/Bristol Posts: 1892 1962 Austin Mini, BMW 330ci

   #6 8th March 2011, 01:39

   Clean the throttle body itself along with the ICV should sort it out. If not check the throttle cable like suggested by DanTvts