Re: 96 Jetta Idling Problems

DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS!!!!!

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Hi - My fiancee is having trouble with her 96 jetta 2.0 GL 4 cylinder >standard transmission car. > >In the morning it starts without a problem no matter how bad the >weather is, then after driving it for awhile and we shut it off, it?s >almost impossible to restart it without letting it rest for a couple >of minutes. With the warm engine, if trying to start it we have to >crank it for a longer period of time and even when it does fire up it >has almost no power. We have to push the gas in order for it to wake >up and not stall. > >If we let it rest for awhile, it?s easier to start up, but the RPM >shoots way up acting as though we left our foot on the gas up to 3000+ >RPM. > >We were advised to clean out the throttle body and/or the idle control >valve and give that a shot. Does anyone have any manuals/guides and/or >pictures of what these things look like and how to do it step by step? >I work with tools and my hands for a living, so if it isn?t too >complex I?m pretty good at following directions. > >Any help out there? > >Thanks! > >-- >Posted using the
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