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Old May 14, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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Default poor idle on zetec

I've got a 2.0 converted Si.
It seems to have developed a really rough idle. it was never perfect, but recently it seems to have got worse.
Today i've had ISCV off and given it a clean. tried different ECU, different MAF. put different TPS on it.
anyone got any other ideas?
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Old May 14, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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leads and plugs ok?

ISCVs need to be cleaned when they've been taken apart (well, the two halves separated anyway). Otherwise they just stay stuck when they're being cleaned, all you end up with is a shiny air tunnel
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Old May 14, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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What sort of rough idle?

Surging?
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Old May 15, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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sometimes it will idle fine, then it just starts chugging all of a sudden.
occasional miss when cold too.
runs fine other than this though.

thinking maybe cracnk breather hose, or, lambda, but not sure if lambda is used at idle
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Old May 15, 2007 | 10:46 AM
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could have developed an air leak somwhere possibly aswell.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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if the weather ever clears i'll have a proper gander at it.
getting a touch annoying, it's worse when cold
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