hello, im going to give my mk2 a little service. ive had it for 4 months. Apart from sparks, brake pads, oil change and filter is there anything else i should be aware of?

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oh i forgot to say, that in between the cut outs, when i have no roundabouts or traffic lights in the way. it drives fine, i can move through gears. just when it comes to a stand still...

ok, basically i fitted a new waxstat, solved my high idle and overrun problem.

then, against my better judgement (the mischievous little shit in me) decided to spray carb cleaner into the carb. everything was cool, it was ticking over perfectly.

then, i took it on a drive round some country lanes ...

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no need for tutorials the waxstat is surprisingly easy to swap. but most importantly it seems to have done the trick and appears to have stopped my overun as well. bonus.

thanks for the advice.

i have a new waxstat and timing belt waiting to be fitted. do you know if there are any guides floating about on the net? im not having much luck finding them.

in fact if anyone knows where i can get and pdf haynes or bentley manuals that would be a treat!

thanks!

Hello, I'm now the proud owner of a mk2 gt2 1.8, with only 64000 miles :-D

basically, I have two problems:

the car idles at 2-3k, but settles at 1.5k when warm.

The other being that the engine overuns for a few seconds after I turn the ignition off. This doesn't happen all the time. About half ...