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prepree:
So nearly a year into ownership i have my first problem, im hoping its not a major one and have it going into VW tomorrow but thought id run it past the forum to see if anyone else has had the same issue...

So i was driving to a friends wedding yesterday roughly 50 miles away, drive down was a mix of A & B roads of a variety of speeds, i got caught up in some traffic of the A303 which was pretty much static for 15mins, when i got to the roundabout i noticed that my idle was a bit higher than normal, i thought it may have been the heat from standing still, however the car felt a big sluggish after that and when i pulled into car park and was standing still again the idle was going mental and also sounded rather rough.

I have a DSG 55 plate 26k no mods, no engine management lights at all, i spoke to my contact at VW who said as long as there are no lights it will be ok to drive home slowly which i did last night but it doesn't feel right, iv got warranty until december so hopefully it will be covered.

any one had the same thing or want to hazard a guess??

WhiteGTI:
Maybe unplug the MAF and take it for a very short drive. If the idle returns to normal during the drive then the MAF could be your problem!

prepree:
Thanks for the quick reply chris,

Going to sound like a noob here but whats the MAF??

Janner_Sy:
back left of your engine cover, there is a cable going into it. this is your MAF sensor. these are dead cheap and easy to replace. white saiys to remove it and have a drive. be careful ith it though dont let it bounce around as they are sensitive maybe cqble tie it somewhere whilst you drive it.

prepree:
Wicked, il give this ago now then, hopefully it will be a quick fix, il let you know shortly!!

Thanks guys

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