Btw,
forgot to update but removal and cleaning of the throttle body in
conjunction with the "ghetto" reset procedure (disconnect battery,
remove TB and clean, re-install, turn key to "ON" for 3 minutes, turn
back to "OFF", then start the car) has turned this vehicle from the
bucking bronco that it was into the showhorse that I love again!

See this posting for details
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1987254

Well worth the $6 and 40 minutes!!!!

--- In VW-A4-18T@yahoogroups.com, doug sornberger
<doug_sornberger@...> wrote:
>
> I am not sure about the exact part but this might be
> helpful:
> http://www.elitedubs.com/text/index.php?topic=988
>
> I recommend finding someone (or buying one) with a
> Vag-Com and clearing/reading the codes yourself.
>
> http://www.steve-hall.com/cgi-bin/VAG-Locator.pl
>
> Best of Luck to you.
>
> d
>
> So happy my car is running great now!
>
> PS. I have the Bently if you need me to look something
> up.
>
> --- nononofg <nononofg@...> wrote:
>
> > So my 2000 1.8T GTI's been bucking/had loss of power
> > and was sure it
> > was the MAF - had it replaced once under warranty
> > already and things
> > were fine before it started doing this. Tried
> > cleaning it with the
> > greater than 90% isopropyl alcohol again as it
> > worked last year when I
> > got the CEL. Ended up getting the MAF replaced
> > after the Mechanic
> > said the messages on the computer were all related
> > to misfires (on
> > pretty much every cylinder, so I'm ruling out bad
> > coil packs). That
> > hasn't helped at all. Can anyone tell me where I
> > can locate the Power
> > Output Stage (also referred to by some as the
> > Ignition Control Module)
> > as that's the only other thing I can come up with
> > and if I can get at
> > it easily, I'll save myself the labour and do it
> > myself. On the
> > Audi's it's supposed to be clearly visible when you
> > take the Air
> > Filter housing off but I haven't found it yet! :(
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > M
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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