Started to get the dreaded elevated tickover on startup the other week. It was running at around 1300rpm but a dab on the throttle pedal brought it back down to what it should tickover at. Its well out of warranty now but still only has 27k on the clock so I thought "lets see if I can cure it myself". What I found was that if I put my toe under the throttle pedal and lifted the pedal up the tickover went straight back to normal as though the pedal hadn't seated in the closed position completely. So with ignition turned off I tried slamming the throttle pedal back against its stop a few times and imparting a sideways pull and push in the fully closed position a few times and hey presto, no high tickover since. Its worth a try and is a damn sight cheaper than a new throttle pedal.

Cheers.

Yep, have done the same process a couple of times this year.

May be just a matter of time though...

This worries me a bit. I've searched and can't find anything on elevated tickover. But I think I've seen this on our new roomy. Anyone got any pointers to a thread on this? Ours is a 1.9tdi.

Links,

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/121655-high-tickover/

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/151742-sticking-accelerator-pedal/

Is this a Skoda/VAG trait? My Superb has been doing it recently, only on cold mornings though - could it be part of the engine warm logic?

Mine normally idles @ c800rpm but has been sitting 1,000rpm.

Hi everyone,

Yes I had same issues last year and after a load of electrical and physical diagnostics it WAS the accelerator pedal. Mechanic (not Skoda or VAG group) said he had fitted loads of pedals with similar issues to all VAG brands (Audi, VW, Skoda and Seat). New pedal @ £70 cured problem. Took old one back and tried to loosen it up with silicon and light oil but still sticky. Have read somewhere that it was a 'return spring' promlem.

What do you mean by hich tickover. I noticed mine (1.2 TSI DSG) idling at ~1000 rpms, where it previously (after the engine software update) would idle at 750 when warm. I noticed this only after I fitted a protective maks to the lower part of the grille (below the bumper), but I am not sure if these two are related. I will see if the mechanical tips given here fixes it-

Mine (1.9TDI) has been doing it for the past four years or so. I have a dry PTFE spray, used on things such as printer carriages where no mess can be tolerated. I gave a very short spray into the 'cracks' on each side of the rotary section of the pedal switch; for the past 400 miles, success (touch wood)!

John