1L Saxo Idle Problem

1. carl1983 Newbie Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 13

   #1 19th March 2011, 19:39

   Right, got a 1 litre w reg saxo first which is idling high, around 1500 revs according to counter. It goes up n down sligtly.
   
   No mats to jam pedal, tried blasting it down road see if cleared, but no joy.
   
   In addition to this it sometimes kangaroos as you go down road, mainly in 2nd or 3rd gear.
   
   Can anyone help???? Had a few saxos now but never had this before
2. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #2 19th March 2011, 19:43

   Try adjusting the throttle cable, and kangoering can be a result of your ht leads.
3. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

   #3 19th March 2011, 19:48

   i had the problem with my 1.4 furio kangarooing, i replaced the coil pack and all was well again
   
   like i Slayer said could be your HT leads
4. carl1983 Newbie Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 13

   #4 19th March 2011, 19:55

   tried adjusting the throttle and made no difference.
   
   If ht or coil it surely wudnt affect idle tho would it?
5. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #5 19th March 2011, 20:10

   as its a single point injection, maybe a squirt of carb cleaner round the throttle body may help. also check for air leaks in the inlet system, failing that,could be the throttle body itself
6. carl1983 Newbie Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 13

   #6 19th March 2011, 21:00

   Cant see how ht leads or coil would cause the high revs on idle?
   
   Do these have idle control valve, if so where is it. Sticking throttle body could be a good one to look at.
   
   How about, do these have throttle position sensor?
7. user_34323 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3

   #7 19th March 2011, 21:01

   i had the same problem on my 1.1 mate sort your spark plugs and ht leads out.
8. carl1983 Newbie Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 13

   #8 19th March 2011, 22:30

   Shall whip plugs out n give a good clean, see if make any difference, i got a vtr down there next to it will leads be ok to try off that?
9. carl1983 Newbie Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 13

   #9 20th March 2011, 17:36

   Had a little squirt round with sum carb cleaner, but to make no difference, it still idles around 1200 revs on tick over.
   
   Anyone?
10. JDub Established Member Joined: Oct 2010 Isle of Wight Posts: 1250 Saxo '99 1.1

    #10 20th March 2011, 18:02

    I had the exact same issue, ignored it and a few days later it wouldn't start at all.
    
    Replaced the coil pack and also spark plugs and it was fine again.
11. user_34323 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3

    #11 22nd March 2011, 16:34

    NEW plugs and NEW leads. go into halfords and kindly ask for trade wont cost much.
12. Aly Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2007 Sunderland Posts: 10341

    #12 22nd March 2011, 17:12

    My 1.0 idles a bit high too but it's never bothered me, If I pull the pedal up the revs drop
13. carl1983 Newbie Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 13

    #13 23rd March 2011, 19:00

    Right, not fixed this yet but got mate who runs a garage to plug it in today and comes up with fault code.
    
    Is the stepper motor on throttle body, he said they very common to go wrong and not actually much can do other then replace it.
    
    Anyone else every had to replace it, if so how much it cost