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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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driving my car (fiesta rs turbo) to my gf's 2day and it start 2 like slutter as if it had no petrol then sorted its self out then coming home it did the same thing, and when i stopped the revs went down and up and down and up until int died started up straight away but was just abit concerning any ideas?
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 01:42 PM
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idle control valve?

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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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i thought that but ive cleaned it out not so long back?
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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have you checked the chuckleing valve mate?
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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wheres that?
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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The Same place boothy's humour valve is
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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had a fiesta turbo done the same thing spent ages lookin at everything! injectors, fuel pump everything fuel related and it turned out to be a earth in the boot which earths the fuel pump lights.
hope this helps as i know how annoyin it is!!
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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oh rite, any people that arnt going to take the piss?
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by johnenright150rst
had a fiesta turbo done the same thing spent ages lookin at everything! injectors, fuel pump everything fuel related and it turned out to be a earth in the boot which earths the fuel pump lights.
hope this helps as i know how annoyin it is!!

oh rite ok then m8 ill have a look try and find out, dont spsoe you know where about it is in the boot?
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