Hello fast frogs gang..

[beatrixquiddo]

This is my Gti which i purchased off a friend not too long ago..




Having some idling problems but other than that its a blast to drive! hope I can find solutions to problems and hook ups for parts on here..

[Esprit]

Welcome!

I'm sure one of the 205 Enthusiasts will be in here shortly to make themselves known... a wealth of info in here!

[Goat]

Hello, welcome, where are you located?

I can pretty much gaurentee that the lack of idle will be due to vacuum leaks. All the hoses crack and let in air and it dunst like that...

[beatrixquiddo]

Hey, Im in Auckland.

A mechanic I took it to said he found that manifold hadnt been properly put back and was missing some bolts and that he had to change the temperature sensor. This has helped a great deal, buts still frequently dropping out.

The car also had no air filter when I purchased it and I have bunged a cheap one on for the time being, Im guessing this has played a part?
I will check out the condition of the pipes when I get a chance though, this is a common problem yeah?

[CaM]

very common.
also if you're savvy, pull the throttle body off and check that the idle port is clean, set the tps correctly, and it'll probably idle quite nicely.

having an idle around 1200rpm isn't out of the ordinary on these either, btw. lower than that can cause them to stall coz the injection system being fairly archaic, and the gtis having a fairly lumpy cam as standard makes things a bit pressed

[pugMi]

hello. welcome. thats a tidy tewohfive. that is all

[you wont get parts for it mate]

i had this prob with my 309. spray eather/start you bastard around air flow meter and tubing. if the revs jump up theres a vacuum leak. fix the one you can find then keep doing it. lol. mite take a while. welcome.

[beatrixquiddo]

Cheers for advice guys, was just reading some similar info elsewhere in this forum. So its good to be here! Hopefully will get a chance to check it out this weekend!