Engine Keeps Stalling

[mustie]

Hi

Gotta another problem 1997 r reg 2.0 i when i start the car the revs shoot to 2000 rpm then the engine

 

stalls , the only way i can move the car is rev it till just over 5000 rpm soons ya take ya foot of the accelarator the engine stalls

 

due to go on hoilday in 3 weeks time and need the car so any help in this problem

 

will be greatfully received

 

Thanks

[Masked Marauder]

Check for induction leaks.

[mustie]

Check for induction leaks.

 

 

Thanks for your reply

 

where would i look ??

[Masked Marauder]

All the flexible pipes from the MAF back to the engine. You should be looking for cracks, splits and pipes that may have come off. The symptoms you describe are the same as you would get with quite a bit of unmetered air getting in or a cylinder to cylinder gasket breech.

[mustie]

forgot to add on the first post

I phoned a friend and he told me to pull of the wires on the maf while the ignition was of this i did

 

started the car again and went the same no diffrence

[mustie]

Had i good look around the maf for any pipes that are split etc etc and can't see nothing

 

there is a pipe that runs from the middle of the air filter box to the top of the rocker cover which has been

 

rubbing on the engine bracket but it has'nt broken thou

 

 

 

started the engine reved it to 4000 rpm for 10-15 seconds then took foot of throttle pedal

 

the engine started to hunt abit revs up n down to under 1000 rpm then back up to 2000rpm

 

then it settled to 1000 rpm and cut out

 

 

but it sounds very lumpy like its only running on 3 cylinders

[Masked Marauder]

Well the next thing I would do is a compression test, but then I have a compression tester so it is easy.

[NikpV]

but it sounds very lumpy like its only running on 3 cylinders

 

could try taking off sparkplug leads on at a time - see if one makes no difference ?

[El Dingo]

Could this be a sticky idle stabilisation valve? ;)

[Masked Marauder]

Hunting can be caused by it, but 5000 rpm to drive the car suggests something else is causing the car to run very lean.

[mustie]

If i got someone to come out to me with a vag-com could they tell me whats up ??

 

as phoned one this morning and he quoted me

[Masked Marauder]

VAG-COM won't work with your engine chap. And it is less then

[mumof4]

VAG-COM won't work with your engine chap. And it is less then

[NikpV]

most dealers seem to be quoting

[seatkid]

Strip and clean the idle control stabilisation valve and you could also do the throttle body. These being gunged up or worn and sticking will cause the problem.

 

:13: Do a search.....need I say more?

 

 

B)

[mustie]

UPDATE

 

Just gotta mirror put it behind the engine and i found that a pipe ( quite a big pipe) had come off

 

put it back on and hey presto all ok starts runs drives normal

 

 

 

 

cheers for all your input guys n girls

[Masked Marauder]

That would be an induction pipe then. See my first answer..... :P

[mustie]

well done that man

[El Dingo]

That would be an induction pipe then. See my first answer..... :lol:

 

Yep, the one that feeds from the idle stabilisation valve? :lol:

[Masked Marauder]

The Idle Stabilising valve pipe is not that big. In addition the valve can only give limited induction problems. The problem here was much bigger than just a faulty valve.