Important! : Help needed please

1. tazdog03 Newbie Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 5 51 plate saxo vtr. Grey and silver.

   #1 3rd January 2011, 13:38

   Help me please. i have a 2001 51 plate saxo vtr and just this week it has started to tick over at 3000 revs. Any ideas what could be wrong? we've been to scrapyard and got a second hand idle control valve, made no difference and got a second hand coolant temp sensor blue plug, this also made no difference. im pulling my hair out now and really need someone who knows to point a damsel in distress in the right direction
   cheers
   Nicola xx
2. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

   #2 3rd January 2011, 13:45

   Has the throttle cable been disturbed in any way? Is the cable sticking? The engine end of it has notches and a clip, make sure clip is on the right notch and theres some slack.
   
   Might be an air leak? Are there any vacuum tubes disconnected or split?
   
   Its the green temp sensor you need but wont be that anyhow.
   
   Just think whats been disturbed or altered just before the problem started
3. tazdog03 Newbie Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 5 51 plate saxo vtr. Grey and silver.

   #3 3rd January 2011, 13:50

   well............... the other day we took off the idle control valve to clean as the car randomly revved up but when you put your foot and let it out it stopped so we thought it was the icv but when we took that out to clean, put it back on it made it worse and now its a constant rev at 3000. really dont have a clue............ help xx
4. sexy-silver-saxo Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 north devon Posts: 433 210bhp golf gti, red 106 gti

   #4 3rd January 2011, 13:55

   sounds like the throttle is sticking.. does it come back out properly?
5. tazdog03 Newbie Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 5 51 plate saxo vtr. Grey and silver.

   #5 3rd January 2011, 14:10

   yeah it comes out, this has really got us stumpped big time xx
6. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #6 3rd January 2011, 14:36

   When you re-install the ICV you need to switch the engine on & off 3 times without starting the car to set-up the ICV otherwise it`ll rev high.
   
   Steve.
7. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #7 3rd January 2011, 16:19

   Have you checked for Vaccum leaks?
   
   Leaking seals between the Throttle Body?
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 3rd January 2011, 16:40

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Bikekid450 Have you checked for Vaccum leaks? Leaking seals between the Throttle Body?

   
   Put some washing up liquid around where things join if it its an air leak you`ll get bubbles
   
   
   Steve.
9. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #9 3rd January 2011, 16:41

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by stevo67 Put some washing up liquid around where things join if it its an air leak you`ll get bubbles Steve.

   Yeh and if it's sucking it'll suck it in, then you'll know lol.
10. tazdog03 Newbie Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 5 51 plate saxo vtr. Grey and silver.

    #10 3rd January 2011, 16:45

    cheers for your help. ive checked for leaks, none to report. ive also tried the ignition thing to reset the icv. this seems to have done the trick i think. thank you so much for all your help. hope i am able to repay the favour one day.
    nicola
    xxx
11. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #11 3rd January 2011, 16:46

    Glad you fixed it