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Engine Hunting / stalling
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Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 4,140
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From: Surrey, UK
OK - thanks.
I know I didn't imagine it - and bizarrely, I apparently even questioned it in 2003 :
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...eferrerid=3583
Anyway - slightly OT since it doesn't really apply to idle problems. So I will say that the only time I've had idle problems (apart from when mechanics have over-filled my oil and fouled the ISV) was when I first bought the car and had worn distributor caps / rotor arms.
I know I didn't imagine it - and bizarrely, I apparently even questioned it in 2003 :
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...eferrerid=3583
Anyway - slightly OT since it doesn't really apply to idle problems. So I will say that the only time I've had idle problems (apart from when mechanics have over-filled my oil and fouled the ISV) was when I first bought the car and had worn distributor caps / rotor arms.
Last edited by DaveK; Jun 30, 2009 at 04:47 PM.
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 188
Likes: 1
From: New Jersey
As others have said check the ISV. It's a quick job and if its never been done before chances are it will need it. I had this hunting idle problem for a while and cleaning the ISV didn't cure the issue, although the ISV certainly needed cleaning. I looked into many of the suggestions above, but in the end it was my distributers. They had a fair amount of carbon tracking on them. I cleaned them up as best as I could and it did help, however I still encountered the issue with reduced level of hunting. Changed them out and have had no issues for 6 plus months. Car has run noticeably better at low RPM's ever since.
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 269
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From: Hayle cornwall
Eureka, I cant thank you guys enough.
Fingers crossed, everything is now working fine, I cleaned out the ISV with wd40 and a good old shake, i also hooked it up to 12 v to activate the mechanism a few times during cleaning.
I also cleaned the ISV muffler, dont know if that was wise, but i couldnt resist while it was off.
I didnt do any prodding, just copious amounts of wd40.
Just need to confirm the emissions at the garage
Now onto my next problem
Fingers crossed, everything is now working fine, I cleaned out the ISV with wd40 and a good old shake, i also hooked it up to 12 v to activate the mechanism a few times during cleaning.
I also cleaned the ISV muffler, dont know if that was wise, but i couldnt resist while it was off.
I didnt do any prodding, just copious amounts of wd40.
Just need to confirm the emissions at the garage
Now onto my next problem
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