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Idle Air Control System on New Beetle

My other half drives a VW Beetle. It's on a 52 plate, so not that new, I guess.

Intermittently, the 'check engine' light comes on - for example, it'll come on today and stay lit for the drive to work, etc. but then not come on again for weeks.

While it was on, I dropped it off at a local garage who connected it up to their computer. Apparently, it's the Idle Air Control System (Solus pro code P0505). Unfortunately, the garage don't repair/replace these and advised me to go to my VW dealer.

Anyone had this done on a Beetle or Golf? Any ideas how much this would cost?

Cheers,

Sam

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Sam
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You can do it yourself, but you need a copy of Vag-Com to readapt it to the engine

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Duncan Wood

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Thanks very much for this - looks a bit complicated for me though - especially as I don't have a clue what a Vag-Com is!

Not sure why the garage referred me to a VW dealer if it's easy to fix, though.

If you have any idea of approximate costs, I'd appreciate it. Depending on how much I'm looking at, I may have to look into your suggestion in more detail.

Cheers,

Sam

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Sam

Probably because they haven't bought the software, any VW specialist can do it for you. Assuming GSF don't sell them though they may be a main dealer part.

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Duncan Wood

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