Homer Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Would a sticky idle control valve affect fueling intermittantly like this as they have there own air intakes. Now this is something I was thinking could be the cause. I don't really understand how the idle control works so it was just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 For a while my Integrale was randomly revving really high, then just dropping revs and stalling when I approached road junctions. I removed and stripped down, cleaned and replaced the Idle control valve and set the revs back up and for the last 2 weeks she's been running sweetly. I think it was getting stuck open and then stuck closed. Not sure if your problem is the same though Homer. Note: glad I did this what with the weather - 4WD much better in the snow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest D4T Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Homer - Did you ever solve this? were you getting backfires when trying to start at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Pretty sure Darryls car is still a non runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I could be wrong but i belive this may have been largly down to the incorrect type of petrol. He still has an idle problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I could be wrong but i belive this may have been largly down to the incorrect type of petrol. He still has an idle problem. Petrol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Yeah i thought i'd put it nicley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 Actually it looks like that wasn't the cause as I have EXACTLY the same issue again. Still no idea on the cause... (more recent thread; http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=106788 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G9RGE Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I had the same problem last week. I jacked the car up and took the external wastegate off to replace the pipework with nice blue ones. The car was running fine the day before. Put it all back together, went to crank it over and it wouldnt start, it kept trying to but as it started to fire it would die. I got a strong smell of fuel and thought that id flooded it, so i took all the plugs out and left it for 3 days. When i took the plugs out they were very black and dripping with fuel. I had been over fueling for a while. I bought some new plugs and put them in expecting to be out cruising within half an hour. Tried starting it and exactly the same again. I checked the 02 sensor connections and my maf connections and they were fine, checked all fuses, all fine and was begining to pull my hair out. I then noticed that the lower big clip that does the water temperature i think had a very old brittle wire going to it, as i touched it it broke off, so i crimped some new connectors onto the two wires and it started first time. A long write up but it sounds very very similar to yours, maybe you should fit that new connector anyway incase there is a problem inside it. Hope this helps. Oh and my car now idles sweeter than ive ever heard it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 For any further starting problems I use and recommend: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest D4T Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 thats awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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