Quick checks for strange issue
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Quick checks for strange issue
Before I take my classic 1999 uk turbo into a garage i'd appreciate any basic checks that can be made. Car cut out at traffic lights, I was able to start it straight back up but it wanted to die again, I had to keep throttle pressed so it didn't. For the next few miles when i slowed i had to feather the throttle on idle so it didn't die until I came to a halt where the engine ticked over fine. I'd assumed it was the battery so trickle charged it over the next few days. I thought nothing of it until I took it out for a spin and it did the same thing!!!! Starts fine, tried to die when I stop but when I park up at home seems fine!!! Are there any basic things i can check before I take it in? I've since tested the battery and alternator and they are coming back ok.
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Swapped them over, the one that came out didn't look too bad until I started cleaning it. Some real crud around the o ring. But the worst was inside the housing, took me a while to de coke it all. Also glad I have the model that's easy to get to, I watched a video of a guy taking all sorts of pipes off to get to it. Even if it turns out not to be this it can't have harmed giving it a good clean. I'll take it out for a run tomorrow, don't want to wake the kids, :-)
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Seems to have done the trick, I put the original back in after cleaning as that spare one from the glove box caused idle to hunt about. So it's in the bin!!! Who leaves a dodgy IACV in the glove box, :-) Took it out for a spirited run and all seems fine, so Thank you.
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18 November 2010 11:41 AM