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Idle Control Valve issue 2003 Mk6 Fiesta?

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Old Nov 7, 2018 | 12:15 PM
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Default Idle Control Valve issue 2003 Mk6 Fiesta?

I've had an engine warning light on for a while and my car always seems to be fine when the mechanic looks at it.

From looking through the forums here and online it might be an issues with the Idle Control Valve, the only thing is I don't know where to find it and can't find anything specific on google or youtube that would show me. Lots of posts here in the past but the image links have expired.

My car would often stall when stopped at lights, or coasting. Usually there is a bit of warning as the rev needle basically bounces about when the car is stopped before a stall.

Does anyone know of a detailed engine image online or anything that points out where I should find it? I want to try cleaning the valve to see if that works.

EDIT: I should have put this in the technical forum but it won't give me permission to delete this.
Also an image of my engine is below... seen videos on other fiesta engines and focus's that the valve seems easily visible but can't find it in mine.

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Old Nov 7, 2018 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by klabnix
I've had an engine warning light on for a while and my car always seems to be fine when the mechanic looks at it.

From looking through the forums here and online it might be an issues with the Idle Control Valve, the only thing is I don't know where to find it and can't find anything specific on google or youtube that would show me. Lots of posts here in the past but the image links have expired.

My car would often stall when stopped at lights, or coasting. Usually there is a bit of warning as the rev needle basically bounces about when the car is stopped before a stall.

Does anyone know of a detailed engine image online or anything that points out where I should find it? I want to try cleaning the valve to see if that works.

EDIT: I should have put this in the technical forum but it won't give me permission to delete this.
Also an image of my engine is below... seen videos on other fiesta engines and focus's that the valve seems easily visible but can't find it in mine.
When my Focus did this it was a split pipe under the inlet manifold.
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Old Nov 7, 2018 | 07:33 PM
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If it has an electronic throttle body it might not have an idle control valve, and the idle is controlled by the butterfly. My mk6 ST doesn't have one.

A vacuum leak is a possibility; the split PCV pipe is a common one (on the duratec at least)
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