Help the idle on my type 44 has gotten worse.

[Bernard Littau]

Hi Jason,

Sounds like your Idle switch is not signalling idle to the ECU.  The
Idle/WOT switch is a common failure.  However, it could also be
mis-adjusted.  You should be able to pull the connector and jumper the
correct two leads to test if  the idle switch is the problem -- a paper clip
will do as a jumper in this case.

Diagnostics and stuff are on Scott Mockery's web site:
http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/10vthrot.html

All you type 44 owners should, just for fun, disconnect the connector to the
throttle switch and drive around the block.  The rpm behavoir is exactly
what Jason describes.

Best,

Bernard Littau
Woodinville, WA
'88 5ktq

> It all started when I started driving again after taken a year off. Bad
move
> I now know but I'm not made of money. The car was working great for a
little
> while. Then the gremlins moved in. The idle which was working fine, just
up
> and decided to never return to the normal, ~800 RPM. Now when I start the
> car it idles at 1100, and when I start driving and come to a stop the idle
> doesn't go under 1800. Today it was fluctuating between 1800 and 2000 when
I
> got to work. When I turn off the car, and start it back up I get to go
> through the whole process again.
> I took it to a shop, and they said, they had never seen this problem
before
> and would look in to it. After 4 weeks they reset the computer and
> everything was working fine, according to them. Of course once I got into
> the car nothing had changed.
> If any body has ideas on how to fix this, that will make me one happy Audi
> driver.
> Thanks in advance,
> Jason