IDLE ISSUE 1.6 GTI

[TheScissorman 0 1 Cars]

Hello everyone, my 205 gti 1.6 has developed a strange idle, it revs to 1300rpm and drops to 600, up and down and won’t idle at a consistent rpm. It also sometimes stalls when I come to a complete stop and then it is quite difficult to start. Any help would be gratefully received.

[stewal 8]

The 1.6 usually idles much better than the 1.9.

 

I would first check for an air leak in the hoses on the engine side of the AFM: that would allow unmetered air into the inlet and therefore give you a very weak mixture and rough idle.

[TheScissorman 0 1 Cars]

Thank you, I’ll have a look tomorrow. The idle isn’t rough, it’s very smooth but idles from the ranges mentioned in my post.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Sounds like it needs the throttle body idle drillings cleaning out, the idle position setting properly and the idle switch checking. Plus check for air leaks.