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ok so my 1.4 se 8v has been over fueling abit n the fuel consumption has gone down abit 2 so took it to get it serviced in find the fault
£150 l8r full service done and problem found i need a new THROTTLE BODY, any one else come across this fault ?

PLEASE HELP

Quite a common problem, chances are u dont need a new throttle body, just need it realigned and cleaned but no chance VW are gunna do that... far too dirty for them... Go somewhere else for a second opinion.

i had it done by a vw specalist n he cleaned it out n tried 2 reset it but it won't rest !!!! so new throttle body it is

MintySE wrote:i had it done by a vw specalist n he cleaned it out n tried 2 reset it but it won't rest !!!! so new throttle body it is

Thats because VW have to reset the ECU.
Well, they do on the 16v cable throttle, just re-read yours is a 8v.

or at least clear the fault code and see if it comes back?

they can't reset it cause the fault code keeps coming back !!!!!!


its not cool, it now revs at just over 1000 rpm at idle so it's idlein 2 fast now looks like im going 2 have to get a new one

If you do buy a new one (or even get a half decent second hand one) can I have your old one - please don't throw it away......

Just in case you are wondering it's a favorite trick of mine is to get them bored out to a bigger diameter and fit a new butterfly (larger) but I need one to inspect and see how much I can improve it by......

I don't think it gives much more bhp but it normally improves the torque and drivability

tis fixed n runs nicely again now !!!! back 2 decent fuel consumption again, its so good not watchin the fuel needle disapper dwn the guage every tim i press the gas pedal lol

i've been having fuel consumption probs recently.... maybe it's the same problem with mine!!!

me too. I used to put £10 in a week and it would get me to and fro college 3 times with a bit of cruising on the side, now i barely get two times!!

MintySE wrote:tis fixed n runs nicely again now !!!! back 2 decent fuel consumption again, its so good not watchin the fuel needle disapper dwn the guage every tim i press the gas pedal lol

Did you get another one in the end? second hand or new?

Did you get another one in the end? second hand or new?

Yea got a nice new one at a very reasonable price from euro car parts
also got my old one back when i picked up the car

MintySE wrote:Did you get another one in the end? second hand or new?

Yea got a nice new one at a very reasonable price from euro car parts
also got my old one back when i picked up the car

So do you want to sell the old one to me then?

As I said in a previous post I want to see if

- It can be swaped with one on a 1.6L 8V (so a loose TB would be handy to take to the scrappies to compare)

or

- It can be overbored and fitted with a new butterfly sized to suit

As a result I don't want to spend a lot of cash on something that may well not be possible

so do you want to sell the old one to me then

how much are you offering me for it m8 ?
where would i be sending it 2 ?

MintySE wrote:how much are you offering me for it m8 ?

Depends - this is just a look see to see if I can help everyone get a bit more poke out of the 1.4 8V engines - I'm hoping you have a 1.4 AEX engine for starters as that means I can at least try it out on mine

if you don't have a 1.4 AEX engine I'll need to see if they are the same TB's on different engines but VAGparts should help there with a check on the part numbers across all the engine codes..

how does a Fiver plus postage sound? - thats about all I want to spend on a scrap one and I hope you understand why now

- it's gonna take 10 mins to work out if it can be bored out by any beneficial amount and £40 to get it bored if it is worth it and all that depends on if its from an AEX engine and if it isn't if it will fit at all

I need to understand why yours is fubar too cos no point boring out a duff one is there?

My suspiscions are excess play on the spindle leading to air leaks and poor performance/mpg but until I see it I can't even guess

MintySE wrote:where would i be sending it 2 ?

Norfolk