Re: idle stabilizer maintenance?

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

This is a CIS-E thing, so it applies to 16v Sciroccos, Golfs, Jettas, Quantums, and
a million other cars. I've fixed some by spraying them out, and ruined some by
spraying them out. Try it if you want, it might work.
    -Josiah

the mad bastard wrote:

> hey people, has anyone ever cleaned their idle stabilizer(IS)?  i'm
> assuming that this is only a 16V thing, but i dunno for sure.
>
>         anyways, i heard that one should take the IS off and spray it full of
> carb or injector cleaner to remove all the mung and crap that gets stuck
> up in there over time.
>
>         at the present time, my idle stays at about 1700 to 1800rpm.  it's been
> like this for about a year at least.  my mechanic told me that if i tap
> the IS with a hammer, and the idle goes down, then the unit is pooched.
> however, a bud of mine said to spray it out, and all will be solved.
>
>         any nay or yay-sayers on this?  thanx.
>
> jason
> the mad bastard
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