intermitent tickover problem

[Arnie1]

Can anyone please help.
I have a 2004 SXI and revs go up and down when on tickover, this doesn't happen all the time.

Thanks

[skip85]

Diesel/Petrol?

[Innes]

It sounds like an engine management issue to me. Does a 'spanner thru car' icon appear on the dash? I had same thing on my frontera years ago.

[demoni]

I had that issue on my Golf Mk4 Petrol it was the Throttle Body!

[ChrisBilly]

I had that issue on my Golf Mk4 Petrol it was the Throttle Body!

Snap! Cleaning it didn't work and couldn't find a replacement.
Its happening on my 1.8 sxi now intermitently too, hopefuly a carb clean and some redx will sort it.

[GazVXLINE170]

Snap! Cleaning it didn't work and couldn't find a replacement.
Its happening on my 1.8 sxi now intermitently too, hopefuly a carb clean and some redx will sort it.

I wouldn't surprised that if it didn't fix it, the fault will be down to broken solder joints within the TB. I have a 1.9 and the TB problem on that was down to broken solder joints.

Gazza4

[Arnie1]

It is a petrol, is a carb clean something I can do myself? the last time I messed about under a bonnet was on my Capri!!