Chugging mk 2??

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  1. rinky New Member

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    Hi,

    I have a '91 8v mk 2 GTi- generally runs fine but recently has started to chug sometimes in low gear. Seems fine in 3rd gear upwards.

    I recently replaced the throttle control valve as the engine was idling really high - don't know if thats got anything to do with it?

    Any suggestions of what I should look for???

    Cheers,

    Rinky :)
     
  2. rubjonny

    rubjonny Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    have a read of the digifant tuneup faq thread :)
     
  3. rinky New Member

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    Cheers! Will give that a go.

    A couple of what might be stupid questions though - you will have to forgive me, I am blonde :lol:

    What is a blue temp sender? What is CO? And what is MFA?

    Sorry if these are all simple things!

    Thanks :)
     
  4. rubjonny

    rubjonny Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    well the blue temp sender is a temp sender... that is blue :lol:
    its for the engine managment so it knows how hot the engine is, if you look on the front of the engine you'll see it.
    CO is a measure of how rich/lean the engine is running, its the idle mixture. MFA is the multi-function-analyser(?) which is the wee display on the clocks controled by the buttons on your wiper stalk :)
     
  5. rinky New Member

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    :lol: I had a feeling that might be your answer!

    Thats cool - thanks. Will have a look at the weekend and see what happens...
     
  6. rinky New Member

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    Woop woop, happy golf, happy girl [:D]

    Thanks Rubjonny!!
     
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    awesome :)
     

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