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98 Polo 1.0 Stalling when idling

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My 1998 Polo keeps stalling, when I come to a juntion/lights.

The revs drop to below 600 then recovers and dips again then finally stalls. It does not seem to occur as much in the rain.

I had a diagnostic test yesterday and nothing came up. I added petrol additive a week ago no change to the problem

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My 1998 Polo keeps stalling, when I come to a juntion/lights.

The revs drop to below 600 then recovers and dips again then finally stalls. It does not seem to occur as much in the rain.

I had a diagnostic test yesterday and nothing came up. I added petrol additive a week ago no change to the problem

Common fault! Needs throttle body cleaning and putting through basic setting on a diagnostic computer. (scanner/ vag 1552)

My 1998 Polo keeps stalling, when I come to a juntion/lights.

The revs drop to below 600 then recovers and dips again then finally stalls. It does not seem to occur as much in the rain.

I had a diagnostic test yesterday and nothing came up. I added petrol additive a week ago no change to the problem

Common fault! Needs throttle body cleaning and putting through basic setting on a diagnostic computer. (scanner/ vag 1552)

Thanks for the post - much appreciated.

I've got a friend of the family to have a look at this for me, but they're having a problem locating the throttle system - could you describe it's location? Any other directions/repair tips would also be appreciated.

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