IceMan Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 When I start my car it often hovers in low revs (around 500rpm or less) which will lead to a stall if I rev then release the accelerator. This morning it did it and it was hard to restart, turning over but not firing. Finally on third attempt I managed to start it but a small puff of blue smoke came out from under the bonnet after it finally fired up. The car appeared fine after that as I drove to work. Usually I can cure the firing problem if I get low revs by immediately turning the car off then starting it again and it will fire to full 1000rpm or so and work fine thereafter (that happened this evening). Anyone got any advice/things to look for? I'm thinking auto-stall or spark plugs or something... Thanks for any advice, Ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Try an ECU reset, it might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceMan Posted March 14, 2003 Author Share Posted March 14, 2003 ECU reset - is that the procedure involving removing 2 fuses for 30 seconds? If so/if not can you direct me to a web page/thread telling me which fuses/what to do? Worth a shot I suppose as it hasn't been done since it was imported. Ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul H Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Remove both EFi fuses (they are rated 30A) located in fuse box in engine compartment. Their locations should be clearly marked inside the fusebox lid. The alternative is to disconnect the battery for the same period of time - 30secs. As Terminator said, it might help. Rgds, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Mine does the almost the same....I found the most likely cause to be condensation on the coil packs....and never found any way to stop it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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