Seems like there is always something that needs fixed on my car but finaly when i thought i had it all fixed... I installed my new Rtek 2.0

Now there is nothing wrong with the Rtek itself, matter fact i think the thing is awsome as hell. Here are my problems...

1) Idle way to high (1500+) on cold morning start up, car dies on decel or stop till the car warms up. Rtek says at idle my TPS is at 12%

2) Squeeky interior (mainly rear hatch, and the damn defrost vent cover on dash.)
My question, Strut bars help decrease squeekyness? maybe?)

3) Whining noise can be heard/felt in the tranny. Any gear any speed, EXCEPT when i push the clutch in. Throwout bearing maybe?

Any help yall can offer would be greatly apriciated, just tring to get my car ready for the Nurnburg ring next week!

 

whining noise can possibly be the pilot bearing, and check your fluid :^), umm, the throw out bearing would make a noise with the clutch pedal depressed i am pretty sure, cause mine makes a little noise

 

So if it whines while the clutch is engaged but not when its disengauged its the pilot bearing?

 

About the RTEK and the TPS reading.

First, let it be known to ALL men, that a properly set TPS on a FULLY HOT engine, will and SHOULD read ONE (1) volt dc.

Let it be known to all men that the range of the TPS is 1-5 vdc. Now the last time I looked, ONE (1) VDC is 20 percent of 5 (FIVE) volts dc.

Therefore a RTEK 2.0 SHOULD show a TPS reading of 20 percent at idle with a fully warmed up engine.

Now you SHOULD know by now that when the engine is cold, the reading will be higher than one volt (20 percent), til the engine warms up and gets fully hot, whereupon it will then read one volt (20 percent). This is a result of the water thermowax/fast idle cam etc as described in the FUEL seciton of the free and online FSM.

RTEK 2.0 are only made for series four Turbo cars with *narrow* range tps.

If I EVER saw 12 percent on my RTEK 2.0, I'd take immediate action and with a fully hot engine idling, I'd turn the TPS SCREW clockwise til the reading on the Palm read 20 percent at IDLE.

 

good to know thanks Hailers, could the TPS screw cuz the iradic idle problems?