From: sue.warner on
I have a VW Diesel 1997. It is over revving when idle. Anyone any
ideas what is wrong?

From: Sandy Nuts on

<sue.warner(a)uk.fujitsu.com> wrote in message
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>I have a VW Diesel 1997. It is over revving when idle. Anyone any
> ideas what is wrong?

It's broken.

HTH


From: John Henderson on
sue.warner(a)uk.fujitsu.com wrote:

> I have a VW Diesel 1997. It is over revving when idle. Anyone
> any ideas what is wrong?

Sticking accelerator cable/pedal/linkage? Incorrect idle speed
adjustment on the injector pump?

John
From: Chris Bartram on
sue.warner(a)uk.fujitsu.com wrote:
> I have a VW Diesel 1997. It is over revving when idle. Anyone any
> ideas what is wrong?
>
If it's an SDI or TDI, (not the old IDI diesel) probably the accelerator
pedal sensor, but you should get a code reader on it.