for the past few days ive finally been driving my 6 on the road, and finding and fixing numerous little squeaks and rattles etc...

ive noticed it seems like it almost wants to stall on take off from standing, i have to blip the throttle a bit some times (depending on gradient) to stop it from conking out.. when im moving its ok but does seem lacking in the lower revs (1000-2500) compared to my old gti. past 2500 its back to heaven again

the idles fine and it starts and runs no problem. i noticed a similar thread and talk of the PAS sensor or ICV. could either of these cause my described issues?

the only other diference i think i can notice is that the engine has....a vibrating throb feeling/noise to it at idle that my other gti didnt, doesnt seem like a rev change (needle doesnt move) but it might be so small of a change that i pick it up with my ears better than the needle can show it to me.

i should have spares of either sensor, however these will be off the engine that flew out my crashed car some 20meters : S.

visually there untouched (god knows how) whats the worst that can happen by swapping/trial-error

thanks in advance for the advice
jim

p.s. i have nearly every other sensor (just not the fuel guage sender ) off the crashed car so if you think anything else may be the culprit let me know

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Speedo working?

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i dont think its the lambda....well i hope its not.

i bought it about a year ago from pug with the intention of fitting it to my white car. i crashed it before that happened and it never came out its box. so yeah my lambda is....essentially brand new.

you think it could still be this?

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In any case, cleaning the ICV is a very quick job and will make the car idle & run better, if you don't break it (I've read on here that they're fragile).

I had no problems cleaning mine gently with brake cleaner after removing the o-rings.

If it is on the original, uncleaned ICV it will almost certainly be coated in gunk and be in need of cleaning anyway, regardless of whether or not it is the root of this problem. So I reckon it's worth doing anyway.

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vss, this will cause low rpm flatspots.

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may sound silly but i havnt reset the ecu since ive changed all my above mentioned gubbins. will this make a difference? have read up you can just unplug ecu or disconnect battery for 10 mins.

and on this tangent but a slightly different direction. way before all that was changed i have had the battery disconnected for a fair while (battery relocation mod).

when reconnecting the battery back up i didnt have the key in the ignition position. could this be effecting/contributing my alarm problem i posted in another section?

thanks again for the help so far
jim

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tried ecu reset...no luck there.. took it for a spin..seemed marginally better and then it quietly cut out under braking just as i was coming to a stop.

its like whenever i let off the throttle the revs drop and combing that with any extra little bit of braking makes the needle dip more so.

im gonna take of my icv see how grubby it is.

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headgasket fooked.

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ok.....

i read the last message after i fitted a new icv off the crashed car, took it apart and cleaned it up and put it on. i also took apart the one i removed and cleaned that for the hell of it (was in worse state)

the problems fixed......however......before i got to fixing it i had to reattach my normal battery as my lightweight race one under my passenger seat had finally packed in (0.0v )

the car took a long time turning over and then fired up and cut out, i then tried turing over with some throttle and it started and ran fine. i turned it off and on to check and it was back to a good/normal startup.

do i really need to do another ecu reset with all the electrics on??
is the therory behind this the extra load on the engine caused by the alternator, will make the cars ecu feel the need to push itself that little bit harder at idle?

cheers again for all the help

jim

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Waiting for stan to say not necessary, please tone it down.

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
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well you've defiantly brought her tone down and her standards by a huge amount

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Moonstone phase 7 gti6
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