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Tick over misfire?

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GrayMK5GTI:

--- Quote from: mk4gti-t on December 17, 2014, 07:46:04 am ---
--- Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on December 16, 2014, 06:46:17 pm ---Very common on these. Either dirty valves & intake tract or an injector failing  :sad1:

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Whats the best way of cleaning the intake system and valves? Are we talking a head off job?  :sad1:

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Inlet manifold off and manual cleaning. Plenty of DIY guides on other forums. It takes a long time as the carbon is hard baked on

mk4gti-t:
Thanks mate, gives me something to do over the holidays  :happy2:

r5gtt:
Idle control valve was faulty on the one I was buying from a garage and they had already diagnosed the fault to the idle control valve which now been replaced and idling fine. Something to thing about along with plugs coils packs etc.

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