idle control valve

1. Saxsin Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 120 Saxo Vtr Mk2 2001

   #1 10th April 2011, 12:12

   hi guys,
   i cleaned my thortole body cause my car (vtr 02 mk2) is idling badly and cutting out regularly, and genarally sounding really bad....
   like it says above.... is it spose to be easy to move freely when u push it, or is it ment to be a bit stiff?
   
   sz for a stupid question.
2. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #2 10th April 2011, 12:17

   Check your throttle cable isn't sticking, run some wd40 down it
3. Saxsin Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 120 Saxo Vtr Mk2 2001

   #3 10th April 2011, 12:36

   thx, but when the car is at stationary, the idle clock is at 10 but the engine sounds like its dying, eventhough its not showing on the rev clock (the rev clock is not broke). btw it does sound like a scooby. lol!
4. danny-boi Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 worcester Posts: 471 saxo furio

   #4 10th April 2011, 14:01

   sounding bad like that seems like a miss fire ?
   poor performance ? and running bad or ?
5. Saxsin Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 120 Saxo Vtr Mk2 2001

   #5 10th April 2011, 19:23

   ya running really bad, boggs down and cuts out as the car goes along.... but not straight away but 5 mins time of the car going along.
6. danny-boi Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 worcester Posts: 471 saxo furio

   #6 10th April 2011, 23:33

   sounds to me like you have a serious miss fire to me mate and unfortunatly i carnt say what could cause the miss fire as i can give you 500 different causes of miss fire and would be up to you to test
7. Saxsin Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 120 Saxo Vtr Mk2 2001

   #7 11th April 2011, 08:27

   ya i think it might be my idle contol valve. gonna get one today from my nearest citroen garage. how much is one gonna cost?
8. danny-boi Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 worcester Posts: 471 saxo furio

   #8 11th April 2011, 16:31

   shouldnt be to expensive really
9. Vtr_Cam Frequent Poster Joined: May 2010 neath port talbot Posts: 984 Wicked Red VTR mk2

   #9 11th April 2011, 17:23

   i phoned citroen not along ago to see how much an idle control valve for my 52 plate vtr and i was quoted £53 + VAT. Found one on ebay with same part number for £25.
10. Saxsin Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 120 Saxo Vtr Mk2 2001

    #10 12th April 2011, 13:11

    ok thanks guys. got one and it cost £45 + vat.
    fitted it and the car runs cool but it still boggs down then picks up normally again, after a few secs. but it is runnig better than it did! lol. do you think i would need to get a new coil pack or lamba senser??