MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: prepree on August 23, 2009, 11:16:19 am

Title: 1st Problem
Post by: prepree on August 23, 2009, 11:16:19 am

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??

Title: Re: 1st Problem
Post by: WhiteGTI on August 23, 2009, 11:19:25 am

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!

Title: Re: 1st Problem
Post by: prepree on August 23, 2009, 11:21:42 am

Thanks for the quick reply chris,

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

Title: Re: 1st Problem
Post by: Janner_Sy on August 23, 2009, 11:52:30 am

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.

Title: Re: 1st Problem
Post by: prepree on August 23, 2009, 11:55:42 am

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

Thanks guys

Title: Re: 1st Problem
Post by: prepree on August 23, 2009, 06:03:03 pm

i took it off, went for a quick drive put it back on thought it had done the trick but still got the same issues, its going in to dealers in the morning so hopefully they can fix it  :stupid:

Title: Re: 1st Problem
Post by: WhiteGTI on August 23, 2009, 07:01:43 pm

Was it driving better with the MAF actually off? Or was it the same?

Title: Re: 1st Problem
Post by: prepree on August 23, 2009, 07:07:45 pm

Im not sure if it acted like a placebo but it did feel a bit better but still not 100%

Hopefully it will be an easy fix tomorrow

Title: Re: 1st Problem
Post by: bacillus on August 23, 2009, 07:35:21 pm

I'll hazard a guess that you've got a small tear in your DV.