Astra van,Mk1 nova
sounds like you have it spot on mate
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*UPDATE* 2002 CLIO 172FF IRRATIC IDLING
I started car today to run it up my street to see if it was still the same and to give it a wash.
As its sat/parked up till it can get looked at on thursday by the stealer so i don't burn out or cause damage to my clutch or cause it to start slipping by pulling away from junctions etc @ 2-3k rpm
Now i have a dashboard light on, its the yellow engine light down the right of the dash (Same as Ecka got up on his dash)
So here is my run around in the mean time, till my 172 gets fixed :S
I started car today to run it up my street to see if it was still the same and to give it a wash.
As its sat/parked up till it can get looked at on thursday by the stealer so i don't burn out or cause damage to my clutch or cause it to start slipping by pulling away from junctions etc @ 2-3k rpm
Now i have a dashboard light on, its the yellow engine light down the right of the dash (Same as Ecka got up on his dash)
So here is my run around in the mean time, till my 172 gets fixed :S
'07 Impreza, 182 sold now
My first guess would be the TB, Has it even been cleaned or anything??
Get oot there and give it some degreaser if not
I took my samco inlet pipe off and gave it a wipe inside while stil on car a few days ago (wasn't wanting to take it off incase i damaged something)
It was black though.
And its been fine till now
Whys this ?
erm the elbow is before the tb so can only be you have oiled filter too much :S
I took my samco inlet pipe off and gave it a wipe inside while stil on car a few days ago (wasn't wanting to take it off incase i damaged something)
It was black though.
And its been fine till now
Whys this ?
erm the elbow is before the tb so can only be you have oiled filter too much :S
I removed the samco hose wiped out the tb i meant
Focus RS mk1
last week i had engine failure (piston ring or cracked piston) whilst looking at it at work i started it up after getting it towed and i had exactly the same problem, idles at 4000rpm and the light under the petrol light was also on but because it was chuffing smoke out i turned it straight off didnt want to wait for the revs to drop. its off to k-tec soon so will let them have a look
Focus RS mk1
not sure about mine its fecked at the min scared to run it incase do more damage. strange how it was fine though until i got it back to work to have a look
Focus RS mk1
just looking through another thread on here and realised i think as to y my engine was idling at 4000rpm, i left the brether pipe off which goes from the carbon cannister to just under the plenum can this cause irratic idle??
Astra van,Mk1 nova
im sure thats the toxic fume light, doesnt put the car into limp mode, well it never on mine
Which light is the toxic fume light ?
The one with the engine picture ?
I thought that light meant a fault with engine management or something :S
Astra van,Mk1 nova
Said in the book that it was a toxic fume light:S no one on here seems to know what they are tho, well im my case they never, bet you cant wait until thursday!
Bloody right i can't wait, but you know what Evans Bollockshaw are like.
It'll go in on thursday and they'll say "Oh Mr Harper we've found the problem its the throttle body or the accelarator pedal, but we don't have the parts in stock and they won't be in till next week"
Grrr
Especially when i phoned them back after the AA guy told me it could be the t body or throttle pedal, i did this to give the the heads up and maybe they could order the parts :S and return them if not needed.
That way the cars back to me sooner and aint clogging up there forecourt till it gets fixed
So i aint counting on getting it back thursday
It'll go in on thursday and they'll say "Oh Mr Harper we've found the problem its the throttle body or the accelarator pedal, but we don't have the parts in stock and they won't be in till next week"
Grrr
Especially when i phoned them back after the AA guy told me it could be the t body or throttle pedal, i did this to give the the heads up and maybe they could order the parts :S and return them if not needed.
That way the cars back to me sooner and aint clogging up there forecourt till it gets fixed
So i aint counting on getting it back thursday
RS RIP
But does limp mode make the car idle at 3-4k ?
And the car runs normal apart from the over idling. :S
Even now the light has came on...
tbh... you need to fix your caps lock key before you fix your car
?? :S
Astra van,Mk1 nova
When that light was on in the cup it did nothing, car was fine, since its gone off. (touch wood).! it didnt put my car into limp mode atal, ive found when my car going into limp mode it wound not go over 3k but idled fine, when ypu slam down the foot it slowly goes to 3k and no more:S
RS RIP
yes i've read of cars going funny on idle when lambda was on the way out...
This should show up on a fault reading with computer though.. do'nt need to experiment with changing expensive lambdas as you're going to have it read out anyway
good luck, i'll be following the thread to see if this was the prob
This should show up on a fault reading with computer though.. do'nt need to experiment with changing expensive lambdas as you're going to have it read out anyway
good luck, i'll be following the thread to see if this was the prob
tbh... you need to fix your caps lock key before you fix your car
?? :S
Everytime you start a new thread, THE TITLE IS ALWAYS IN CAPS!
Ah ok gotcha now.
Sorry bud
Yep thats limp mode, about 45mph top speed and it takes a long time to get there too! Mine was seriously shorting out the throttle pot. circuits to get it to trip, the electric fault warning light comes on and stops on and it won't rev over 3k.
Just had a call from he stealer and it could be due to acoustic valve being missing. :S
See here
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3852173#post3852173
See here
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3852173#post3852173
Even though i've been told by many people including a mechanic its the tb or throttle pedal thats the issue.
Would it not make more sense to replace throttle body and see if that makes a difference ?
If no change out the throttle pedal ?
Rather than f**king about wasting time with an acoustic valve :evil:
They'll have an idea that it is a possible throttle body or pedal problem as i told the guy at the service desk when i dropped car off last night and he amended the job card and got me to check the info was correct and sign the new one.
They tried to fob me off with this b****cks, and they will try and charge you £200 to put it back to standard, they got told to get fucked.
Turned out to be an inlet manifold gasket boys and girls.
Cars now fine, god knows where the acoustic valve crap they came out with came from :S
As the car had runs months and month without issues till this
Never mind thats it fixed and i have my car working fine again (bar my handbrake cable)
Cars now fine, god knows where the acoustic valve crap they came out with came from :S
As the car had runs months and month without issues till this
Never mind thats it fixed and i have my car working fine again (bar my handbrake cable)
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