My vw mechanic has checked the signals on the ecu & idle stabilizer: throttle valve switch didn't close on idle. It was 91 DeutschMarks ($51)! Now it works nice. Conrad
>I recently had the same trouble arise where my idle would go up to about >2000rpm when the A/C compressor was on. There was one other person who >wrote me saying they had the same problem, but nobody had figured out an >actual fix. I just disconnected the wire like you did. I find my idle >drops to about 900 when the compressor is on now- it normally is about 950, >so not much change. Perhaps you could increase your idle slightly to >compensate until you figure out exactly what's wrong. I've been thinking >that the idle stabilizer control unit may be the problem, but haven't >gotten around to looking at it yet. I'll post a solution if I come across >one > |
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