stew123 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Had Emin round at the weekend, who did a brilliant job on my dash; during the day he also fitted a Walbro...however the car now idles at around 1200 rpm. This may seem like a really stupid question, but is reducing the idle simply an adjustment of the throttle stop screw? Secondly we noticed a leak coming from the Power Steering pump - seems to be coming from the top pipe connector, not the pipe iteslf - is there a gasket here - looks like there's a small plate (held with a bolt) where this connector then goes into the main body of the pump....or do I need a new one? If so where's the best place to get one and how much are they?? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Don't adjust the throttle stop screw, you'll be masking the underlying problem rather than fixing it. Sounds like an airleak/hose off somewhere. Interestingly it might be around the power steering area as there is a bypass valve to raise the idle when you turn the wheel while stationary - stops it from stalling. If that hose comes off or the valve is buggered your idle will go up. Easy check - pull the hose from the PAS pump to the intake manifold while the engine is running - if the idle goes up, it's probably not the leak. -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Has the car been driven a couple times since the Walbro was fitted? When fitting the pump Emin would have disconnected the battery and this will have reset the ECU. You can sometimes get high idling for a while after an ECU reset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 so how would i go about raising the idle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 so how would i go about raising the idle? Fit a single !!!! Dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Fit a single !!!! Dude its in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Why do you want to raise the idle?! Is there a problem? -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Why do you want to raise the idle?! Is there a problem? -Ian since fitting my vpc ive been running a bit rich and supraforums reckon raising the idle will help quite a bit with my stalling problem. my car idles around 500rpm which i believe is a bit low anyway. i'll clean the IACV whilst im fitting the single and see if that helps any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Usmann A Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 where is the VPC IAT located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 where is the VPC IAT located? in the inlet manifold where the gas filter was. im thinking of making up a nylon adaptor to reduce heat soak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Usmann A Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Yes, move it from the manifold, too the intake pipe of th TB, lik you say its getting heat soaked there, got a AFR gauge? whats the AFR? What chip are you running? and what injectors? each go hand in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Yes, move it from the manifold, too the intake pipe of th TB, lik you say its getting heat soaked there, got a AFR gauge? whats the AFR? What chip are you running? and what injectors? each go hand in hand. im running an 'a' chip at the moment with the stock 550's but will be upgrading to 820's and 'b' chip with the single. afr gauge is also going in at the same time. the chip was brand new from hks. i dont think the problem was anything to do with heat soak though due to the fact it happens mainly when cold and seems to get better as the car warms up, but imo still runs rich. maybe the new chip will sort things out. i'll let you know when im done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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