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Old 30 December 2003, 06:58 PM
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any advice for my wrx ra.car running ok today,come to start again but engine revs stick at 2,000-2,500.i,ve checked throttle cable and actuator rod on turbo,any help appreciated
Old 30 December 2003, 07:31 PM
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have you checked for a fault code yet?
it could be the throttle position sensor going wonky
Old 30 December 2003, 07:54 PM
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Idle control valve stuck open?
Old 30 December 2003, 08:54 PM
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many thanks for your replies,not sure where fault codes are found,also where is idle control valve
Old 30 December 2003, 09:14 PM
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Take your foot of the loud pedal m8!!
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not sure and will probably sound stupid but don't they have an automatic choke? or something smiliar - in the past (admittedly on other cars) this has been the problem
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fault cured by freeing idle control valve- many thanks all who gave me advice especially diogenese
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