Arosa 1.4 engine cutting out at low rev

[pocketsnooker]

Hi Everyone, I've been a reader for a while, but as my v reg Arosa has been really good, I've not really needed to post. Anyway, I have a problem which I'm told is 'common' (not that I believe this).

My Arosa cuts out (not stalls) at low revs, e.g. when you're waiting to turn a corner and it's pretty dangerous.

Has anyone got any idea what can cause this and what I can do? (also got other problems: back washer doesn't work, need new brake pads but this is the main one)

Manymany thanks to anyone that can help.

 

[lunalupi]

First thing to check is always the throttle body - take the air filter off and look in the body for oily gunk - get some carb cleaner and give it a good cleaning out and see if that makes it better.

The rear wash is also common - the most likely cause is that the pipe has popped off in the boot - take the trim off and make sure its all connected up properly.

 

[pocketsnooker]

Thanks for this. I appreciate your reply. I've just had it serviced though, would they have checked this? If not, can you let me know how I do this?

They said it was probably the HT leads, but I was a little suspicious as they gave me a list of things as long as my arm and gleefully told me that it 'wouldn't be cheap' and this was a common Arosa problem (again suspicious as I couldn't find reference to this on this site).

I was planning to order some HT leads today from VWSpares and replace them, as I'm told that it's an easy DIY job (is this true? I don't know much about cars, but am a practical and can follow instructions).

Any further advice would be very gratefully recieved.

 

[lunalupi]

No, its not the kind of thing they'd check during a service - but to get a good look, you need to remove the air box, and the throttle body just sits underneath i, easy enough to check yourself.

HT leads are another possiblity - spark plugs too, make sure they've used good quality ones, NGK preferably. I've changed spark plugs, but not HT leads - can't be too hard though, just make sure you keep track of which one goes where