koenigseggCC7
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- Jul 14, 2004
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Endicott,
New York
1992 talon tsi AWD, no mods whatsoever, 128k miles, automatic
I just replaced the TCU because it was in limp mode, but this started about a few days before I did that. If I am at a low RPM (either stopped at a light at around 900 or anywhere up to 1400) when I give it gas, the car will drop to 500-600 RPM and sputter, but not die. I can hold the gas on how ever long I want and it wont die, just after a few seconds a CEL will come on. Once I let off the gas, then step on it again, the car will run fine. This has been happening like 4-5 times a day for a week but today it seemed to do it a little more frequently. There was a small crack in my valve cover, and when I took it off today to JB Weld, I took out my spark plugs and noticed they were gapped horribly by the previous owner, with a range of .010 to .038, and I believe turbo engines are supposed to be gapped to .032, so I figure thats part of the problem. I am going to get new plugs even though they arent fouled because I don't know the last time they were replaced, and I might get plug wires too for the same reasons and I will post the results. In the meantime, anyone have any insight to this problem? If you need to know more information, just post it. Thanks
Tim
:edit: also my oil is way overfilled (like halfway up the dipstick), as soon as i get the valve cover back on im taking it back to my dads shop to raise holy hell, thats probably not much of a problem but im just trying to provide all information.
I just replaced the TCU because it was in limp mode, but this started about a few days before I did that. If I am at a low RPM (either stopped at a light at around 900 or anywhere up to 1400) when I give it gas, the car will drop to 500-600 RPM and sputter, but not die. I can hold the gas on how ever long I want and it wont die, just after a few seconds a CEL will come on. Once I let off the gas, then step on it again, the car will run fine. This has been happening like 4-5 times a day for a week but today it seemed to do it a little more frequently. There was a small crack in my valve cover, and when I took it off today to JB Weld, I took out my spark plugs and noticed they were gapped horribly by the previous owner, with a range of .010 to .038, and I believe turbo engines are supposed to be gapped to .032, so I figure thats part of the problem. I am going to get new plugs even though they arent fouled because I don't know the last time they were replaced, and I might get plug wires too for the same reasons and I will post the results. In the meantime, anyone have any insight to this problem? If you need to know more information, just post it. Thanks
Tim
:edit: also my oil is way overfilled (like halfway up the dipstick), as soon as i get the valve cover back on im taking it back to my dads shop to raise holy hell, thats probably not much of a problem but im just trying to provide all information.