Help - Clio tick over too high
22 October 2006, 07:34 PM
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Help - Clio tick over too high
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93 K Clio 1.4 RN starts fine, and ticks over nicely, but as soon as any throttle used, will not settle back down, but races slightly. I have checked for any mechanical hitches, but seems to be electrical. Looking in a Haynes manual, I think it could be pointing to the Idle control motor, but wondered if anyone else has had experience of this. Car is a single point injection I think - only bought the car Saturday, for a song, but do not want to throw money at it, if it can be a simple fix, and it is my sons first motor - only passed last Monday !
Strangely enough, when tick over racing, you can put it in gear, with the handbrake on, and let out the clutch to slow the engine to the point of stalling, then dip the clutch and the revs stay fine, ie 800 rpm ish. Also, if the ignition is turned off, and the car then restarted (from racing tick over), the engine will again idle fine, until any accelerator is used. Car has been laid up for a short while so wondering whether this will cure itself or not - done about twenty miles so far and not much, if any improvement. Accelerator cable is loose, and not sticking by the way.
Cheers,
Mart.
93 K Clio 1.4 RN starts fine, and ticks over nicely, but as soon as any throttle used, will not settle back down, but races slightly. I have checked for any mechanical hitches, but seems to be electrical. Looking in a Haynes manual, I think it could be pointing to the Idle control motor, but wondered if anyone else has had experience of this. Car is a single point injection I think - only bought the car Saturday, for a song, but do not want to throw money at it, if it can be a simple fix, and it is my sons first motor - only passed last Monday !
Strangely enough, when tick over racing, you can put it in gear, with the handbrake on, and let out the clutch to slow the engine to the point of stalling, then dip the clutch and the revs stay fine, ie 800 rpm ish. Also, if the ignition is turned off, and the car then restarted (from racing tick over), the engine will again idle fine, until any accelerator is used. Car has been laid up for a short while so wondering whether this will cure itself or not - done about twenty miles so far and not much, if any improvement. Accelerator cable is loose, and not sticking by the way.
Cheers,
Mart.
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