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GOLF TDI LOSING POWER

kincaid · 2010-11-08 00:08:15

Hi All Got a year 2000 golf tdi 90bhp that ok for 10 minutes when cold and then cuts power down to nearly 1400 revs and then constantly remains at this speed in fifth gear... the throttle is of no effect as it will not slow the car down or speed up.. someone mentioned the throttle sensor gives some trouble in these any…

08-11-2010 12:08am

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kincaid

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Hi All

Got a year 2000 golf tdi 90bhp that ok for 10 minutes when cold and then cuts power down to nearly 1400 revs and then constantly remains at this speed in fifth gear... the throttle is of no effect as it will not slow the car down or speed up..
someone mentioned the throttle sensor gives some trouble in these

any ideas

thanks

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#2 08-11-2010 9:16am

911s

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Do you get any warning lights, especially the orange glow plug warning light?

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#3 09-11-2010 3:21pm

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yes this light does come on and flash... someone told me there is a sensor above the accelerator pedal thats could be the cause..sort of goes into limp mode

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#4 09-11-2010 3:38pm

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You would need to get a scan done on it with vcds or dealer equipment to see what fault codes are logged.
What part of the country are you in, i might be able to do it for you.

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#5 12-11-2010 12:02am

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thanks, coming up with acceleration position sensor

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