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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:21 am |
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Joined: Jul 18, 2011 Posts: 174
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Location: Wrexham
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my car has been idling weird for a while now, and sounded like it was misfiring, i had a little blowing on the exhaust, fixed that, and i can now here it was misfiring a little, when idling it would be going up and down, sometimes below 800rpm and back up to 1000rpm, but when im driving feels a little sluggish at low rpm but when it picks up its fine no bad noises or anything, the engine management lights came on and got it plugged in and it said adaption mixture and that it was adding and taking fuel away whenever it felt like it, any ideas, its had a new coil pack, spark plugs and everything
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:24 am |
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Joined: Aug 08, 2011 Posts: 195
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Location: LLandysul
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what spark plugs has it got in?
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:47 am |
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Joined: Jul 18, 2011 Posts: 174
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Location: Wrexham
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the ones that are made for the car, bosch i think fella
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:52 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5574
Trade Rating: +11
Location: UK
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injectors maybe
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:46 pm |
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Joined: Feb 20, 2012 Posts: 64
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Location: North wales
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Replace the coolant temp sensor, it can cause all sorts of weird symptoms when it's playing up.
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:01 pm |
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Joined: Jan 18, 2012 Posts: 133
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Location: United Kingdom
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ill watch this with interest
please keep us updated
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:04 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2632
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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My spiderman sense detects ICV?
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:04 am |
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Joined: Jan 18, 2012 Posts: 133
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Location: United Kingdom
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where is the icv located ?
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:45 am |
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010 Posts: 3017
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Location: Running from Ant and Lee and Adam...........
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On the air inlet pipe at the top. There is a FAQ somewhere with pictures.
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:28 pm |
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Joined: Apr 11, 2010 Posts: 6
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Location: Notts, England
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Sounds like similar symptoms to my car when throttle body went, intitial research also suggested possible MAP sensor issues?
Hope you get it sorted
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:11 pm |
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Joined: Jan 18, 2012 Posts: 133
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Location: United Kingdom
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i came apon something when i serviced my car the oter day looking from the front of the car on the firewall top right was where the throttle cable was going to a black box now i noticed that the cable was really really slack so i tightened it up and that seemed to help with the wifes car
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:18 am |
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Joined: Jul 18, 2011 Posts: 174
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Location: Wrexham
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thanks guys! i think its the idle control valve with what people are telling me, but i will check all the rest of them thanks!:) x
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:29 am |
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Joined: Feb 06, 2012 Posts: 21
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Location: suffolk
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when was the plugs last changed is a good starter
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:05 am |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010 Posts: 154
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Location: Ramsgate, Kent
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would a faulty idle valve show on a diagnostic machine??
im having the same kinda issues, my revs drop and car cuts out when i break and change to a low gear.
took it to a local gge and they didnt find any faults on the diagniostic machine.
cheers
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