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hey guys,

I have recently pulled the stag apart and detailed the engine bay, and put it all back together on the wkend it started first shot no worries but when I accelerate and take my foot off the gas the car struggles to idle and cuts out sometimes.. I removed the plenum, throttle body, rocker covers etc.. just wondering if anyone has had this problem at all.. any info would be great..

cheers guys

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Did u plug ur idle control solenoid back in? Double check all plugs and hoses that you touched and even stuff u didn't, it's posible u left something undone or knocked it loose. If it only started playing up after u touched it then there is a 99% chance it's something u have done

hey guys,

thanks for the reply's.. I have looked over the car every where.. maybe I put vacume line on in a different spot somewhere but pretty sure there all back in the same spot hopefully.. :( the only vacume line that I wasn't sure of is the one under the bov??

Its not the BOV; the BOV story rings some truth but its right up there with coilpacks being the fix for 90% of problems according to the forums...theres likely still an underlying issue.

Definitely find the tutorial and give the AAC valve a clean. Made a big difference when we had low speed/snap throttle closed stall issues with our S1. Curiously replacing the O2 sensor also helped, though ours appeared to be the original item.

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