Seat Leon tick over hunting

Car: Seat Leon
Variant: s
Model Year: 2001
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
when my car is ticking over it seems to be hunting the rev counter flutters
Posted: May 30, 2011 (13 years ago)
Could be the idle air valve, these are not cheap though around £150-190 although e-bay may be cheaper, probably best for a dealer to check it out
Posted Jul 18, 2011 (13 years ago)
Had the same issue, replaced the faulty oxygen 2 sensor (the one on the exhaust manifold), hunting still occurred, read online i needed to reset the ecu. I tried this exactly and het presto it worked, idle back to normal. now i dont know if doing ALL of the below helps but after doing it i was fixed

to reset your ECU, you have to do a little more than just disconnect the battery and plug it in again.

Disconnect the battery and leave disconnected for about 30 mins.

connect the battery back up and go put the key in the ignition.

Open all the doors, boot and bonnet and turn the key to get all the lights on. (This i am told alligns the throttle body)

Close all doors, bonnet and boot and get in the car.

Start the engine and turn everything electrical on, opening the windows full and then back up again. (This teaches the ECU what the maximum amount of electrical output maybe required from it.)

Turn everything off apart from the car and go for a spin
Posted Oct 25, 2012 (12 years ago)

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