I would replace the injector o-rings. They are almost guaranteed to be old & brittle and letting air into your injectors. If you can wiggle the injectors any, the o-rings are bad. Plus, they're cheap and super-easy to change out (assuming they're similar on the 2.0 L).
Brian On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 05:46:09PM -0500, [email protected] wrote: > Ok, now that we are actually into Y2K(with no major problems), I would like > to start dealing with some of the problems with my new toy. Here's what I > know so far: > > The wiring to the ISV is screwed up somehow, I think it's the ground wire > that's messed up. > > Symptoms: > The car has no power below 2500rpm > Misses at idle(sometimes slightly, sometimes really bad) > Idle sounds like it is fluctuating ever so slightly, but that never shows on > the tach. > Hesitates slightly under either heavy or light load. > > I'm sure that at the very least some of this has to do with that messed up > wire. However, after reading the Bentley, I'm thinking that it might also be > a bad idle switch on the throttle body. Does anyone have any other ideas? > The weather is actually quite nice here in Virginia, so I think I will take > advantage and fix some stuff. Anyone have any ideas? If I must, I can > always drop it at the dealership and have them run the 1551 through it. > > -Dave > '91 GLI 16V > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
