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Erratic idle at times??
« on: 21 March 2010, 20:05:42 »
Hello again folks,my 2.6 mv6 seems to be revving up alot recently,esp when i come to road ends or pulling in to my driveway,doesnt matter when hot or cold.It usually revs up to around 2500/3000 revs and sits like that until i ride the clutch etc,i have recently cleaned out the throttle bodies(which were not overly bad) and no difference,what is the electrical unit on side of throttle body and is it possible to open it and clean it also,any help appreciated as it doesnt seem to be as quick as usual.Cheers
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Re: Erratic idle at times??
« Reply #1 on: 21 March 2010, 20:11:40 »
Have you cleaned your icv? ( if you have one.)
check that it is not pulling in any extra air, ie split or worn pipe.
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Re: Erratic idle at times??
« Reply #2 on: 21 March 2010, 20:14:28 »
I think the first port of call would be to do the pedal trick, to see if any codes are present. That would give you a good base to start from  :y
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Re: Erratic idle at times??
« Reply #3 on: 21 March 2010, 20:21:45 »
i have acces to a snap on scanner,it only ever reads up fuel trim malfunction which is due to cats being removed,the car has only recently started doing this,does anyone know where the idle valve is on a 01 2.6mv6,i have also checked vacuum pipes etc and they seem ok
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Re: Erratic idle at times??
« Reply #4 on: 21 March 2010, 20:28:36 »
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what is the electrical unit on side of throttle body and .....

Not sure of the correct term, but it's the motor that does the opening of your throttle, the DBW throttle 'talks' to it.  :y :y :y
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« Reply #5 on: 21 March 2010, 20:59:01 »
would dirty egr valve cause this? or does anyone know where the idle valve is located,cheers
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« Reply #6 on: 21 March 2010, 21:02:03 »
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Definitely not on your car!  ::)

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or does anyone know where the idle valve is located,cheers

You don't have one!  :y  :y


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« Reply #7 on: 21 March 2010, 21:09:46 »
Cheers mate,at least thats 2 things eliminated lol :y
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« Reply #8 on: 21 March 2010, 21:13:24 »
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Cheers mate,at least thats 2 things eliminated lol :y

I've tried to find pictures of the differences, I'm sure they're there somewhere. EGR when fitted is on the driver's side of the plenum, IACV is on the other side.  :y  :y  :y. Both items dropped with DBW.  ;)
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« Reply #9 on: 21 March 2010, 21:17:36 »


« Last Edit: 21 March 2010, 21:18:24 by andyh »
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Re: Erratic idle at times??
« Reply #10 on: 21 March 2010, 21:21:23 »
Thanks Andy H :y
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« Reply #11 on: 21 March 2010, 21:26:22 »
Don't thank me, thank TheBoy :y V6 engine layout
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« Reply #12 on: 21 March 2010, 21:26:56 »
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Don't thank me, thank TheBoy :y V6 engine layout

I didn't look properly.  :-[  ;)
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« Reply #13 on: 21 March 2010, 21:27:35 »
cheers andys  :y
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« Reply #14 on: 22 March 2010, 20:30:24 »
Still revving up at times,gonna try cleaner the breather pipes at weekend
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