dan_c4rsa
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UH OH
just gone out to go into town to meet a mate, and started me car and my troubles have started.
the car will start, but then it nerli cuts out and really struggles (goes down to 100/200 revs) and then after a lot of struggling will go back to idle at 800 revs.
whats up with my car?????  ((((((
any ways of fixing it? need to be able to drive it tomoro morning
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jamied
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ICV 99% sure
or could be hole in a VAC hose
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dan_c4rsa
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how i fix it???
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dan_c4rsa
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right. taken the car for a drive, everything feels fine, idle isnt lumpy at all after being started bla bla.
but if i leave my keys in the ignition on 2 clicks so all the warning lights are up, at timed intervals there's like a double click going on and on and on.
what the hells going on?????
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Haimsey
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thats happening exactly ythe same to mine atm  sounds like a "click click.....................click click" somewhere from in the engine and then when you start it it struggles, drops down and tehn picks up and is fine after that
mines been doing it a while now  but mine has had fairly new everything on it since having the new engine
Marcy Marc 
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Gregor
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Check pipe to map sensor - listen for air leaks
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dan_c4rsa
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no leaks. no cracks or anything. alll the clicks are tight too.
im probs gan take off and clean out all the breather hoses tomorrow to see if it helps and then after that im outve ideas im afraid
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Mike
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I had a similar problem. Sprayed some carb cleaner through the throttle body. Spot on. 
Try that first. Cheapest option.
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dan_c4rsa
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Do i havta take off the throttle body or can i get away with just spraying it while engine running?
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Wonderboy
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That clicking could be the idle switch ? Someoen please tel me the correct name for it.
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dan_c4rsa
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Idle Control Valve.
at the mo ive disconnected me battery and im gna reset my ECU - maybe this'll stop the switch spazzing out?
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
Do i havta take off the throttle body or can i get away with just spraying it while engine running?
Take throttle body off for a thorough job. I just sprayed it through with engine running cos I'm lazy. 
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dan_c4rsa
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haha then im doing the same 
is it ok if i just stick it through the airbox on top and then have it run through?
tar muchly
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Haimsey
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quote:
Originally posted by Subtle_SXi
quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
Do i havta take off the throttle body or can i get away with just spraying it while engine running?
Take throttle body off for a thorough job. I just sprayed it through with engine running cos I'm lazy.
is this for real because mines running like this but i dont want to be doing something random that will end up causing more problems
Marcy Marc
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Haimsey
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tell you what dan_c4rsa, you do it and then tell me what results you see 
Marcy Marc
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dan_c4rsa
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yeh thats what im just thinking lol - i'll be starting the car up in half hour/ an hour when the back up memory for ecu's gone so i'll tell ya if that works too
[Edited on 16-01-2007 by dan_c4rsa]
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Mike
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I did it a couple of months ago but idle is starting to drop down again so may have to give it a proper clean.
I removed the plastic top-hat thing off the throttle body then started it up opened throttle slightly and sprayed.
That's on a 1.2 16v don't know if yours will be the same Dan.
Edit: cos of talking crap. 
[Edited on 16-01-2007 by Subtle_SXi]
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Haimsey
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cool cheers 
Marcy Marc
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Joe
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Was it you who adjusted your throttle cable, back it off a couple of things on the ridged bit of the cable. Sounds like its too tight, mine did this when I over adjusted it.
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dan_c4rsa
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justreset the ecu and it started fine with no clicking, but then i took the keys out and turned them two clicks and it did it a bit. but not every time like before.
yer im gna give that a go joe - see if it helps.(didnt happen straight away but worth a try!) but what's making the click noise?
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Joe
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The clicking noise is normal, its just because the ignition is on. The engine is priming itself getting ready for starting. But backing the cable off a touch should solve the struggling to start.
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dan_c4rsa
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well now that ive reset the ecu just gone out and listened and its only clicking once, which i think as you say is normal? instead of a million times.
Plus now there's no struggling to start at all and after about 6 starts being fine, just to make sure i slackend off the cable so theres a 1/4 of a cm of play
try resetting your ecu haimsey
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Haimsey
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cheers dude will do at the weekend
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j7 gkk
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id also check the throttle position sensor too
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