Juddering engine when cold...

NickT

Active Member
Mar 29, 2004
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LB, Beds
Spot on, and while you're at it it's worth replacing the o-ring and getting a spare clip if you can, (clips are a bit fiddly and easy to drop/lose), these are the part no's (checked them on vagcat.com):

sensor #059919501A
"O" ring #N90316802
"C" clip #032121142
 

dainott2105

mk1 Cupra and mk2 FR TDI
Nov 4, 2006
685
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swansea
cheers fella, so if im gonna order one from GSF then asking them for the 'O' ring and 'C' clip they should know what im on about. Must sell a few if its a common problem!!

Take it the part numbers above are Seat numbers?
 

danregs

Leon Cupra 20VT
Oct 26, 2004
427
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Exeter
www.bugproject.co.uk
yeah, MAF was my next port of call...

replaced the coolant temp sensor last night, and disconnected the battery for a while, and then reconnected and "realigned the throttle body" using the key method - which I'm a bit sceptical about and not sure if it's actually possible withouth vagcom, but thought it was worth doing anyway since I had to disconnect the battery anyway to hopefully clear out all the adaptive memory in the ECU.

driven last night and this morning and so far all good! :)
 

danregs

Leon Cupra 20VT
Oct 26, 2004
427
0
Exeter
www.bugproject.co.uk
cheers guys! :)

bug is backfiring and running like a bag of sh*t at the moment, so need to take the carb off and re-condition it i reckon... why do neither of my cars work?! am i cursed?!

anyway, went to drive to work this morning and... :help: the problem was back again... :headhurt:

so, when it does it next, i'll be disconnecting the MAF to see if that's it...
 

Rookwise

Meeeep Meeeeep !!!!!
Get some Wynn's carb and throttle body cleaner (£2.90 from halfords)

Remove the air filter housing (Give it a good clean out as well)

Use small, short squirts around the butterfly (round piece in the throttle body with a hinged tunnel through the middle) in the throttle body to remove the carbon deposits. Repeat this a few times while the engine is idling.

Get someone to hold the revs on a little and repeat again with small,short squirts. Make sure the other person keeps the revs at a constant level.

Let the car idle for about 10 minutes and then refit everything.

Go for a drive.

May also help if you get someone to reset the values of the throttle body and the EGR valve (Not using VagCom).
 
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