Cossy High Idle
26-07-2006, 08:37 AM
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Morning,
Got my car out the garage this morning and the bloody thing is idling at 3000rpm and wont go any lower. Any ideas what the cause of this could be??
cheers guys
Got my car out the garage this morning and the bloody thing is idling at 3000rpm and wont go any lower. Any ideas what the cause of this could be??
cheers guys
26-07-2006, 08:39 AM
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sticky idle speed control valve.
unplug it - does the idle drop?
if so, remove the idle speed control and clean - try carb cleaner or something, just be careful not to get on the electrics..
unplug it - does the idle drop?
if so, remove the idle speed control and clean - try carb cleaner or something, just be careful not to get on the electrics..
26-07-2006, 09:03 AM
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my mates car has been doing the same thing.only going up to about 1500-2000rpm but when he unplugs the iscv nothing changes at all 
maybe drops them 100rpm if lucky..any other ideas what it could be ??
sorry for thread hijack lol
maybe drops them 100rpm if lucky..any other ideas what it could be ??sorry for thread hijack lol
26-07-2006, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Daviet
my mates car has been doing the same thing.only going up to about 1500-2000rpm but when he unplugs the iscv nothing changes at all maybe drops them 100rpm if lucky..any other ideas what it could be ??
sorry for thread hijack lol
maybe drops them 100rpm if lucky..any other ideas what it could be ??sorry for thread hijack lol
Air leak........
sticky throttle..........
Coolant sensor causing overfueling........
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26-07-2006, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by CosRush
Originally Posted by Daviet
my mates car has been doing the same thing.only going up to about 1500-2000rpm but when he unplugs the iscv nothing changes at all maybe drops them 100rpm if lucky..any other ideas what it could be ??
sorry for thread hijack lol
maybe drops them 100rpm if lucky..any other ideas what it could be ??sorry for thread hijack lol
Air leak........
sticky throttle..........
Coolant sensor causing overfueling........
loking more likely an airleak then or coolant sensor.would t be worth changing this sensr as matter of course if its cheap anyway? i take it these are stil availble
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easy test for that, whether its right or not i dont know 
spray some wd40 over the inlet manifold, revs should drop momentarily if the gasket has blown..
spray some wd40 over the inlet manifold, revs should drop momentarily if the gasket has blown..
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