Car keeps cutting out?

1. hammy105 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 High Wycombe / Portsmouth / Canterbury Posts: 703 Mk1 Vtr & Mk2 Vtr

   #1 24th January 2011, 22:35

   Posting on behalf of a friend who has a 106 quicksilver.
   
   When starting the car it then kills itself instantly, but if you give it some fuel its fine, but soon as you lift on the accelerator it cuts out again.
   
   Therefore driving it is near impossible as if you have to stop at a junction it cuts out.
   
   My ideas as to what it could be are along the lines of crank sensor/ICV, anyone else got any sudgestions as to what it could be?
   
   cheers
   
   andy
2. Daza4 Newbie Joined: Jan 2011 Wiltshire Posts: 20 Saxo VTR supercharged

   #2 24th January 2011, 22:36

   Got a similar fault with mine too - tried a search yet ??
   
   apart from mine starts on the key and when you apply the throttle it dies.
3. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

   #3 24th January 2011, 23:37

   am having the same problem with mine, dont have a clue whats going on. car starts up fine but cuts out within seconds, am thinking its my crank sensor too!
4. user_36974 Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Manchester Posts: 570 Mercury Grey VT?

   #4 24th January 2011, 23:41

   had this problem a while back, was the idle contol valve (ICV)
5. ashie695 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 wirral Posts: 557 106 Quicksilver

   #5 24th January 2011, 23:42

   definately check the crank senser thats what it sounds like it could be
6. badasssaxo Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 southend on sea,essex Posts: 4244

   #6 25th January 2011, 08:15

   Common problem there of loads of threads on this
   
   Usual suspect is icv or map sensor but 9 outta 10 its icv, try first cleaning icv and trottle body, that normally works, in fact i gotta do mine today
7. LeeDewell0121 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Birmingham, UK Posts: 237 Citroen Saxo 1.4 mango westcoast

   #7 25th January 2011, 09:34

   i got this exact same problem with my 93' mk1 clio. Except i dont have an ICV i dont think ???
8. user_38486 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few

   #8 25th January 2011, 09:42

   ICV (idle control valve) is the most likely fault as already mentioned mate. If not that then the MAP sensor is also possible. Neither are hard to come by and are quite easy fixes.
   
   First thing to do is clean ICV. Guide here on how to: http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...t=CLEANING+ICV
9. LeeDewell0121 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Birmingham, UK Posts: 237 Citroen Saxo 1.4 mango westcoast

   #9 25th January 2011, 11:39

   will i have a map sensor or ICV on my 93 clio? sorry for hijack, only i got same problem
10. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #10 25th January 2011, 11:42

    It'll be the ICV, clean or change it
11. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #11 25th January 2011, 11:44

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Daza4 Got a similar fault with mine too - tried a search yet ?? apart from mine starts on the key and when you apply the throttle it dies.

    Check:
    
    Airfilter
    Crank Sensor
    Vacuum Hoses