1998 Volkswagen Beetle "not idle" Questions

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I ran the battery down, and after putting a new one on, now the car will not idle correctly or run well. the computer will need time to relearn the correct idle setting .dive it vwith a/c on then off.

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...not let it get below a 1/4 tank. The problem that I am sometimes having is this. It starts up normal, and then stalls almost instantly. If I give it gas it will run for a few seconds and stall. If I ...

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...idle speed. TESTING Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position. Disengage the wiring harness connector from the IAC valve . Using an ohmmeter, measure the resistance between the terminals of the ...

...not left to idle it's fine, but mainly it won't idle. The rpm needle is jumping up and down. I've noticed the rpm needle jumping from time to time but nothing as far as ...

...not always keep it from coming back. You will need to disconnect both battery cables, and touch them together, this will cause the ECM to reboot and reset all learned values for idle adaptation. You ...

...idle most a/c get warmer as they are not under load to circulate the freon at a rapid pace changing the dryer is wasting your money won't change anything sounds to me as if there might be a vapour ...

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...not turbo). It gave me a code 17990 "Idle Adaptation At Limit." When investigating this code on the internet, it said one of the things that could go wrong was the Mass Air Flow Sensor. I ...

...do to make it idle better? Did you swap out your distributor cap and rotor? Try that first - it's not going to be the cat. You may be losing compression in cylinder #1 one... Hope its the

...not want to idle and on a certain amount of refs it backfires. we have replaced the spark plugs and the plug cables. we have replaced the condinsator and did a few more adjustment. i need advise ...

2007 vw beetle will not idle correct if you press down acelater it will not idle down Check for vacuum leak

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