yellerRs

Right chaps,

I have 2 problems with my 2002 vrs, it has 45k on the clock.

1, When I start the car, the revs sit at 1300rpm for approximately a minute, if I set off before the revs drop, it runs really lumpy and almost Kangaroos down the street!
I have also noticed that the recirc. pump that always used to run for that first minute does not always run!

2, Completely unrelated but.......... when the fuel guage gets to approximately a quarter full and I restart the car it puts the warning light on and says there is nothing left! If I then turn off the car and restart it the guage goes back to a quarter full and shows 100 miles range (no warning light!}


Any help with these two problems would be great as at the moment I dont run the tank bellow half and sit on the drive until the revs settle to 900rpm

Thanks in advance
Tom

will_

Number one sounds like the problems described in the sticky thread, "Splutter is doing my head in". I have the same problem, as do several others. I'm not aware of any solutions yet.

VRSPhil

I have fault number 1, I have also noticed that the air pump doesnt always cut in... just noticed that the other day.

I looked into it but since I let it idle for a minute or so first thing on a morning anyway, It doesn't worry me too much so I left it.

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bk1

On problem 1, I had something similar:
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/octav...arms-up/55314/

On problem 2, I had a problem with the guage not showing "full" when I had filled up the tank. I got the dealer to check it all and I think they corrected the float/meter in the tank and then it behaved. Might be worth asking a dealer to do that. I know they had to get to the sensor in the fuel tank (I believe access is a black circular panel under the right-hand rear seat. Don't do it yourself though.) and my car stank of fuel for a few days after, but they fixed the problem. Can't tell if you are describing a guage that behaves but a driver information system that is getting the distance estimate wrong. I guess the distance estimate is based on your mpg. Not sure.

yellerRs

Had a look at the stickey at the top regarding the splutter, will start working through the list of possible cures, just wanted to bottom it before it goes for a remap in the new year

It is definately a guage fault so will speak to a dealer about the float switch.

Thanks for the replies

Tom