gtturboireland
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as above can anyone show me a picture of one of these, in the engine bay? thanks in advance
idle control valve
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corofin12345
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just off the left side of inlet manifold bud.. cant miss it
gtturboireland
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cant find it ha , do you mean left side of the inlet mani when standing at engine bay?
corofin12345
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you can see it here, the thing with the electrical connector going to it..
gtturboireland
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you can see it here, the thing with the electrical connector going to it..
the grey thing is it?
corofin12345
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inside green circle
gtturboireland
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inside green circle
nice one boy, rep added. so what part do i twist with a screwdriver to put the revs down?
corofin12345
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is the car reving up and down or is it just reving high the whole time.. example; hot and cold?
gtturboireland
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WHEN I START IT, the revs go up to 2k and stay there while ticking over
JasonGlanza
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so maybe needs adjusting
corofin12345
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does it drop at all when the engine is hot?
gtturboireland
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no i dont think it does tbh
dark_knight
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get to test/check both when the engine's cold and warm/hot mate. we'd like to help you cure the correct problem so if it's idling erratically (up-down-all-over-the-place) then you need to remove and clean the icv.
if it's just idling a little too high when cold then that's normal as the engine elevates the tick-over rev to warm up the engine quicker. once warm it should drop down to about 800~900 revs. all the same, to adjust the idle rev, there's the idle adjustment screw on the right side of the intake mani when viewed from the front. loosen the locking nut (using an 8mm spanner) then use an allen key to turn it anti-clockwise (when viewed from the battery side of the engine bay).
BE CAREFUL not to zap yourself from the high tension leads as you will need to do this while the engine is running. take special care with the king-lead..
if it's just idling a little too high when cold then that's normal as the engine elevates the tick-over rev to warm up the engine quicker. once warm it should drop down to about 800~900 revs. all the same, to adjust the idle rev, there's the idle adjustment screw on the right side of the intake mani when viewed from the front. loosen the locking nut (using an 8mm spanner) then use an allen key to turn it anti-clockwise (when viewed from the battery side of the engine bay).
BE CAREFUL not to zap yourself from the high tension leads as you will need to do this while the engine is running. take special care with the king-lead..
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gtturboireland
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get to test/check both when the engine's cold and warm/hot mate. we'd like to help you cure the correct problem so if it's idling erratically (up-down-all-over-the-place) then you need to remove and clean the icv.
if it's just idling a little too high when cold then that's normal as the engine elevates the tick-over rev to warm up the engine quicker. once warm it should drop down to about 800~900 revs. all the same, to adjust the idle rev, there's the idle adjustment screw on the right side of the intake mani when viewed from the front. loosen the locking nut (using an 8mm spanner) then use an allen key to turn it anti-clockwise (when viewed from the battery side of the engine bay).
BE CAREFUL not to zap yourself from the high tension leads as you will need to do this while the engine is running. take special care with the king-lead..
haha thanks for the advice, its when i start the car the revs go straight up to 2k and even when it gets hot it still stays up. just want it sorted cos it wrecking my head, keep worrying about it like ha. when it ticking over i can even hear that the car is been revved slightly
corofin12345
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you have a vac leak mate
gtturboireland
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corofin12345
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sorry im half asleep and didnt finish the post right.. "you have a vac leak maybe"... check all small hoses around inlet mani.. if one is cracked or off altogether it will idle high and its nearly always around 2,000rpm when theres a vacuum leak
gtturboireland
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thers this pipe actually thats cut in half with a bolt blocking it and when i take the bolt out its blowing air out of it? its somewhere near the inlet mani 2
corofin12345
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id need a picture mate to know what it is
can you point it out here
can you point it out here