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  1. ChrisGTL

    Low revs after driving on tickover?

    My car has started doing this all the time now onn the way to work in a morning. Because the roads are jam packed I often drive (well crawl) in 1st using tickover to drive along a busy road I join. Then when the car brakes in front of me and I dip my clutch my revs drop below its usual idle...

  2. Poor MPG and lumpy tickover?

    I was sat on the motorway today for about half an hour so thought I would see what MPG I could get so sat at 80mph and the best I got was 31.8mpg? I know the 8v gti's arent the most economical thing but should be better than that? As traffic slowed down I tried again but at 50mph and the best...
  3. altea phil

    shudder on tickover

    I have recently noticed a strange engine "shudder" on my 1.9TDi Altea. It only occurs when the engine is at tickover, AND is fully warmed up. If I increase the revs it stops, but returns again when the revs drop back to idle. I am aware of the DMF issues with various models, and assume that...

  4. lumpy tickover lcr

    Had this problem since i got the car, its lumpy on tickover. Like its missing. Its had new plugs and coils. Can u think of anything else? When it was remaped the guy had it on vag diagnostics. The missfire counted on cylider 3, we changed the plugs and coils around and it stayed on 3. Help...
  5. 20 valve ted

    missfire on tickover

    The problem im having is random missfires on all cylinders but only on tick over runs fine apart from that. ive just changed plugs because i was told it could be that but when iv just run the engine again have noticed small flames coming out of the seats when each cylinder missfires. could it be...

  6. Vibration and engine moving a bit on tickover

    I noticed the other day when I was parked up a lights I could feel the car rocking back and fourth the engine sounded like it was missing a bit. So when I got home and lifted the bonnet up I could actualy see the engine rocking back and fourth about 1 to 2 inches in both directions. Could this...
    • KIWI16V
    • Thread
    • bit engine moving tickover vibration
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ibiza Mk2 (1993-1999)

  7. lumpy on idle tickover and acceleration

    hi there i'm new to this forum so hello to everyone!!! was wondering if anybody could help me? i have a 99 ibiza 1.4 sxe and about a week ago was driving to work and it started to miss while driving and then stalled at traffic lights. i started it again (just) but had to rev the hell out...
    • cueball1978
    • Thread
    • acceleration idle lumpy tickover
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ibiza Mk2 (1993-1999)
  8. krussel

    A whining shrill rining type noise on tickover. Tdi

    I ve been getting a whining shrill noise on tickover it almost sounds like a metallic ringing. :confused: Proberly not a very good description but it can get quite loud. Some days its fine it comes and goes I ve looked to see if anything metal is rubbing on a pulley wheel as it sounds a bit...
  9. robdf2

    Does your car misfire on tickover

    As post says really. My cupra was missfiring on tickover (standard car) sounded like exhaust blowing and popping. Dealers didnt really take it seriously and just changed the exhaust which didnt fix it. So then over a matter of 4 weeks decided to change random parts , maf, injectors, coil...
  10. westoncraig

    tickover on leon fr's cupra diesels

    i was just wondering if my leon is ticking over a bit fast..900rpm...ive never owned a diesel before but im sure my dads old gt tdi golf idled at about 800 rpm... is this normal for a faster tickover..if not im seeing the dealer this weekend about some stone chips their fixing and il get him to...

  11. Cordoba 16v bad tickover

    Hi iv had the cordoba for acouple of years, about 8 months ago it strarted having avery rough idle, The garage said it was the throttle body gummed up. so they cleaned it and refitted it. The problem is now worse. It will start and tick over but the idle is changing from about 650 to 1100 rpm...
    • Lynton
    • Thread
    • 16v bad cordoba tickover
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Cordoba

  12. Lumpy Tickover+ Power loss

    I got a 1.6 02 reg leon:redface: so you probably know that any power loss is critical, but i just started it and its got loads of vibration (like an engine mount going) but has lost power and the emissions light has come on, i put £10 in last night cos it was nearly empty, ive done 15 miles...
  13. jenk

    Whistle on tickover

    My first post in the soot section ;) Excuse me if im being a retard but should my 130++++ whistle on tickover, sounded like it was coming from underneath the car (more so towards the middle)????? It did it last nite but hasnt done it this morning, everything seems fine and its pulling...
  14. Mattman

    LCR, Slightly lumpy tickover ??

    My 53 LCR has got revo before i bought it, but it seems to have a very slight lumpy tickover - it this normal as my stage 2 apr ibiza ticked over smoothly. becides this its spot on ?? anyone else get this ?? ta matt
  15. honeyman

    engine light on and fast tickover

    I tried a search of two but to avail, I had my engine management light come on last night and now won't go away? but now I seem to get my tickover rising to about 2000rpm then settles down but come back again this morning, anyone have any ideas what could be wrong
  16. Steve221

    Engine lumpy and cutting out at tickover.

    My cupra has been running quite sweetly lately, been for a few long drives down south and it has been superb as ever. That was until Tuesday, I drove towards work and stopped to fill up at the usual Shell garage (Car was fine on the 10 miles from home), put 42 quids worth of optimax in and set...
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