michael Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I've got an opportunity to pick up a Saxo VTR cheaply with a view to selling it on for a few pounds more, however it has an issue where it stalls when coming to a stop. You can drive along OK but when you reach a junction you have to keep the revs up to stop it stalling. I realise there could be a few reasons for this but was hoping we might have a secret Saxo expert here that might know it as a common fault Any ideas? It's a tatty little thing, needs a bit of trim and stuff but it's cheap so I'm tempted to buy it and have a little tinker to keep me amused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phillw454 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Think this happens to alot of saxo's No idea what it is but it happend in my last saxo, but not all the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 It sounds like a similar problem i had with my old vts, i can't remember the exact name of the part. It was something like airflow sensor or meter. You had to keep the revs up or it would drop too low and stall. About £50 to fix IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 This happened to me on my corsa. Was caused by a hole in the throttle body hose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 I think I'm going to pass on it, having checked prices for a few other bits it needs the profit margin is shrinking Would be a great little fun car for someone though so if anyone fancies a £350 Saxo VTS as a project drop me a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Vauxhalls do this a lot, its the idle control valve. Yo ucan clean them and it will work for a little while but not for long and they charge £114 for a new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 There is a hard plastic pipe with a push fitting that runs from the intake pipe to the manifold (on the top right hand side of the engine) which is prone to splitting. This would cause your symptoms and cost about £10 to replace. Was a while ago that i last fixed one so i dont have the part number any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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