I was wondering if it was common knowledge ( I did not know) that when the battery is disconnected you need to realign the throttle body with vag-com . It apparently gets confused and the timing does not operate properly, I thought my map had lost its settings, then I remembered awesome gti did this when I had a new diverter valve fitted and my battery had been off. I had not realised it was because of my battery . The dealers are unaware of this also as they had disconnected my battery to put a new air con compressor, http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Throttle_Body_Alignment_(TBA)

Yep, I knew about it. Our Lupo has once or twice run badly (hunting) if the battery gets flat, and a TBA sorts it.

Just want to spread the word , shame the dealer did not know

So when I disconnected it the other day to take the seats out, did I f*ck something up?! Seems to be running okay... bit confused!

So when I disconnected it the other day to take the seats out, did I f*ck something up?! Seems to be running okay... bit confused!

If it's running OK, don't worry too much. If you know soemone with VCDS, get it done in case. I don't know about other cars, but when the Lupo needed it, it hunted badly when cold.

My car ( Revo stage one) drove ok but seemed as it was before map, did this then banzai back to warp speed!

Well, that's a pile of $hite then!!

Car's in for it's mot next month so i'll just get the garage to double check.

Edited 14 July, 201213 yr by blackspaven

If it's running OK, don't worry too much. If you know soemone with VCDS, get it done in case. I don't know about other cars, but when the Lupo needed it, it hunted badly when cold.

What do you mean, 'hunted'?

What do you mean, 'hunted'?

Tickover revs up and down like a whore's drawers, and surging under light throttle.