idle actuator

[ranahan@charter.net (John Erickson)]

Its in the very center of the picture.  Its the small 
cylinder with the air hoses going in and coming out and an 
electrical connection.  Take it off and clean the inside 
of it with mineral spirits (solvent) or carb cleaner. 
 They get all gummed up and quit working.  Make sure the 
electrical connections are clean and check the electrical 
connector on the throttle body micro-switches, too (its on 
the back of the throttle body).  If you still have 
problems, check to make sure the micro-switch that is 
activated when the throttle is closed is working.  It 
turns the Idle Stabilizer Valve on (more or less).

HTH

John
87 16v
Long Beach

Hudin Lucian <lucian.hudin@transart.ro>
|  sorry for the lame question. Can someone point to me 
|which is the
|idle actuator in a 16v engine for example in the pic
|http://www.scirocco16v.com/misc_gallery/0000024.jpg. My 
|Scirocco idles
|around 1100-1200 RPM and I need to change it, so I've 
|been told by some
|mechanics, everything they tried to bring it lower than 
|that causes the
|engine not to idle, but to choke and die.
|  Thanks,
|  Luci
|