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My car wont idle
speedyxjs - 4/10/09 at 04:00 PM

Spent 4 hours today trying to change the water pump to stop the leak (which it did). Then started the car up to see if my ICV cleaning had worked but it hadnt

Im a bit unsure where next to look.

It does it in the vid in my sig if you need to hear it.

MakeEverything - 4/10/09 at 04:25 PM

Sounds like fuel starvation???

speedyxjs - 4/10/09 at 04:28 PM

If it were fuel starvation, wouldnt it just not run?

ss1turbo - 4/10/09 at 04:34 PM

Lack of idling capability is normally air related - either not enough (ICV not working/passages blocked) or too much (air leak)...

Can you get it idle/sit at low revs on the throttle? There's a difference between it won't idle and won't run at low revs - and the latter points to an air leak somewhere. Have you got a throttle stop and can it be used to open the throttle a bit?

speedyxjs - 4/10/09 at 04:37 PM

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Can you get it idle/sit at low revs on the throttle?


Yes

quote:

Have you got a throttle stop and can it be used to open the throttle a bit?


Didnt think of looking at that. I have just left it where it was when i got it. Thing is, it starts fine the first time without touching the throttle, then just dies.

tomgregory2000 - 4/10/09 at 04:57 PM

temp sensor connected?

So it knows the engine is cold and needs more fuel to run

speedyxjs - 4/10/09 at 05:20 PM

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Originally posted by tomgregory2000
temp sensor connected?

So it knows the engine is cold and needs more fuel to run


It is but i cant get a reading of the temp on the dash