idle problem

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 486
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  2. Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor
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    huge variety of things could be causing it, on mine it was my coil pack, some it is the lambda sensor, some the tps sensor etc....
  3. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 486
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  4. Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor
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    if the fault is not present they will probably turn you away shrugging their shoulder sor they will stick it on the diagnostic machine it wont say a fault shrug their shoulders unless they take it out and it happens they cant really do anything
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  6. Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2004 Herts. N/W London Posts: 13578 Project MK4 MoreDoor
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    Mine has done this a couple of times, I have been at my garage warming the car up. The revs increase to 2rpm then quickly go down and the car stalls, then i try to start it again and it jus keeps turning over and over , sounds liek what the engine does when the immobiliser kicks in. And then wen i try again the engine will start after a second or so.
    Coil pack me thinks?!
  7. Newbie Joined: Dec 2004 Borehamwood United Kingdom (England) Posts: 22
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    Ive had that guyz! only had my saxo a month and it revs up like crazy somtimes... dno wat it is
  8. Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2004 Herts. N/W London Posts: 13578 Project MK4 MoreDoor
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    haha, your from Borehamwood aswell !!
    May have seen me about then ?!!

    LOL
  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2004 Maesteg United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 103
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    i told you guys the other day that my fuel pump had gone, al your's has the same symptoms as mine used to when the revs would go up then drop and stall, the just turn over and not fire

    have you checked all the lines to the ful pump
  10. Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2004 Herts. N/W London Posts: 13578 Project MK4 MoreDoor
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    Havent , but will do !
    Hasnt done it recently , so will keep an eye on it.
  11. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 486
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  12. Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2004 Herts. N/W London Posts: 13578 Project MK4 MoreDoor
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    its post related to your initial heading, not a thread hijack..
  13. Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor
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    you idiot shaunbm hes offering you advice
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  16. Newbie Joined: Nov 2005 Cumbernauld United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 2
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    May be the idle control valve (stepping motor?)...i had similar problems with mine and they replaced this part and all works well.
  17. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer
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    lol, threads a bit old mate, and as far as I'm aware Shaunbm got banned a while back(?)

    you'll find that a lot of people have had this problem, and the majority has between: coil pack, lambda sensor, tps sensor, idle control valve etc

    Citroen are able to diagnose and fix it.

    Or in my case - I just bought a new coilpack from Eurocarparts.com and fitted it myself, job done
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  19. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer
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    Fair does, I thought it was you that went off the rocker with Simo a while back, never mind eh!

    Welcome back mate
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