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johnk
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Engine 'Tickover'
« on: Jan 1st, 2012, 9:57am » |
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When the car is stationary revs drop and runs lumpyand sometimes engine stops, espeecially if in gear (automatic) 2.3 Estate Ultima R reg. Has anyone any idea on what this could be. Car has only done 63,000 from new 
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scorpio_man
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Re: Engine 'Tickover'
« Reply #1 on: Jan 1st, 2012, 10:15am » |
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hi there
first thing i'd look at is the idle control valve.
this is bolted to the manifold with 2 small (8 or 10mm) bolts.
take it off and spray a good bit of carb cleaner in to it. then spray a bit of wd40 on to the 'ram' pipe/air seal and work it back and forth with a screwdriver. remember the movement is minimal, so be gentle.
hth
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Simmo
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Re: Engine 'Tickover'
« Reply #2 on: Jan 1st, 2012, 10:52am » |
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The other thing to do is clean the MAF. Read This page and DON'T touch the filaments. All is explained in the text. 
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johnk
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Re: Engine 'Tickover'
« Reply #3 on: Jan 15th, 2012, 10:27am » |
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thanks for info. I had it looked at.all sorted runs great. Any meets or shows this year in sth/east? Thanks for the advice
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lesterlad aka Rodders
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Re: Engine 'Tickover'
« Reply #4 on: Jan 15th, 2012, 10:32am » |
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on Jan 15th, 2012, 10:27am, johnk wrote:| thanks for info. I had it looked at.all sorted runs great. Any meets or shows this year in sth/east? Thanks for the advice |
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What was the problem and how was it fixed ?
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