problem with rough idle
Just wanted to pass along a recent experience for all you beetle lovers. For the last several months I have noticed a slight idle problem in my beetle. Especially when sitting at stop lights for long periods of time. I noticed that sometimes the idle would drop almost to the point that I thought the car might die but would quickly recover. Honestly didn't pay much attention as the car has 114K miles. I figured it was just a sign of age. As I pulled into the office parking lot 2 days ago and parked the car, I noticed a VERY rough idle and the car died. I attempted to restart to no avail. After viewing posts on newbeetle I checked the large hose that runs from the air filter box to the side of the motor. Sure enough, when I inspected the car with a fellow employee, the hose had come off on the motor side. We put the hose back on and started her up and she nows purrs like a kitten. As a matter of fact the slight idle issue I had experienced before is also gone. The idle now holds steady consistently. The best I can figure is the last time I had the oil changed someone pulled to hard on the air filter box and loosened the hose that eventuall worked its way off.
I was so releived to know that it was such a simple fix.
Hope this helps someone out there. Thanks for all the great info.
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