LCR Idling low

[POWELLY]

How do gents, i need a bit of help please, done a search but can't really find much.

My LCR has started idling low around the 700rpm mark, cars always been fine at idle?? I've just fitted a FMIC and new dog bone bushes but can't see this making any diffrence,it was idling around 900rpm and was fine but now she's dropped its juddering and the steering wheels vibrating and all the rest of it...aaaaaarrrrrrrrhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

the car boosts and seems to run fine its just the tick over,
:help
Any idea's as to what it could be??

Thanks

 

[beezasport]

You could have pulled a vac line off somewhere or a small hose....dunno if this would make a difference.
Do you ahev vag-com?

 

[POWELLY]

It run fine after i fitted the FMIC it's started doing it a couple of days later.

 

[beezasport]

ummmm...i'd probably look for a split pipe BUT with it boosting fine i'm not sure. someone will be along to help soon

 

[POWELLY]

I hope so!!
its well pi*sing me off !!

 

[caveo]

i had the same problem when i fitted my samco tip but it seemed to sort its self out after a while ( the miraculas self healing car )

 

[Big_daddy]

Could be a split hose, or slight leak, check fmic. Theres normal a slight pressure drop with fmic.
Try do tb alignment via vag and give the tb a good clean also

 

[POWELLY]

Could a split hose or leak on the fmic cause it to idle low ??

 

[POWELLY]

 

[RikH]

Nick,

Check over all the FMIC hose connections to make sure none are slightly away. While your at it have a quick check over the other boost hoses (if needs be get some water in a spray bottle and put it on looking for bubbles).

You will get more noticable vibrations through the dogbone mount, we compared mine to james and its quite noticeable but not so after a while as you just live with it.

Try those things, if all else fails can always shoot over the bingley tomorrow night or something and we can have a quick gander

 

[POWELLY]

I'll give that a go tonight then dude and see what happens from there, PM me your mobile Rik and i'll give you a ring later tonight ,

Thanks

 

[POWELLY]

Checked all the hoses, no visable leaks, swapped my split r for the standard bosh one, still no diffrence!!!!

Really struggling now gents, don't have a clue!!!

 

[Avant4me]

Mine has always ticked over at 700rpm??????

 

[POWELLY]

Mine has always ticked over about 850 with no prob's, now its lower when you turn the steering wheel it drop's to nearly 500 rpm and feels as though its going to stall ,
HELP

 

[beezasport]

powelly you want it vag-comming...im only in leeds

 

[POWELLY]

Do you have the full version?? Its booked in ay awesome monday for a vag-com check but Leeds is closer and sounds cheaper to me

Do you want to Pm me you number and i'll give you a ring, could even pop over tonight if thats not to short notice?

 

[Kermit]

Do you usually drive with your aircon on?
The engine raises the revs at idle to drive the aircon compressor, mine idles at about 900 with the aircon on... but the aircon turns itself off below certain temperatures (like ones we've been having recently) and hence the revs will drop to a more 'normal' 750-800 rpm.
Could that be the problem?

 

[POWELLY]

No air con is off its bloody freezing at the mo no need for air con!!

 

[smoothuk]

I was gonna say the air con, but also you have APR so if you get the V Tune, you can adjust the idle from there if it bugging you that much. My car is very similar spec to yours and my idle is about 750 ish on a warm engine i think.

 

[POWELLY]

I'm taking it to Awesome Monday morning for some vag-com loving!! If that doesn't turn up any faults i'll just get the idle turned up 80-100 rpm