Idle air control valve issues.

  1. Established Member Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1411
    #1
    Well it's like this, I had this occurring problem of my car not starting sometimes, cutting out whilst idling, lerching whilst going down the road, nearly cutting out then bursting to life whilst ticking over every 2 seconds. So with this I have changed a lot, spark plugs, coil pack, ht leads, timing belt, crank sensor with NO SUCESS annoyingly. But now it seems the problem is the air idle control valve. Now the ones on eBay which are about 25 quid say they work on item numbers ending 601 and 603. Now does anyone know if these work? I managed to salvage a 603 valve out of a pug from the scrappy which the bloke let me have for free WIN! But that doesn't seemed to have cured it. Is this because it's a pure 603 whereas the new one off eBay is created with the electronics for both items? If this sounds confusing sorry but im getting the point of scrapping the bloody thing as it just keeps emptying my wallet for no reason! Please help ha
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 E yorkshire Posts: 947 53 black vtr
    #2
    i wouldnt get a cheap one off ebay, i did twice and it was idling on 2k i tried everything and paid over 30 quid. in the end i got one from the scrap yard for a tener and it worked fine first time.
  3. Established Member Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1411
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by vtrmann View Post
    i wouldnt get a cheap one off ebay, i did twice and it was idling on 2k i tried everything and paid over 30 quid. in the end i got one from the scrap yard for a tener and it worked fine first time.
    Well was hoping to find the right part at the scrappy but like I said found one on a 106 thought that must be same as the rest of the engine was the same but the item numbers say different. But thanks for the heads up with the cheap ones!
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 E yorkshire Posts: 947 53 black vtr
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by christoph View Post
    Well was hoping to find the right part at the scrappy but like I said found one on a 106 thought that must be same as the rest of the engine was the same but the item numbers say different. But thanks for the heads up with the cheap ones!
    get one with the same part number off a citreon
  5. Established Member Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1411
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by vtrmann View Post
    get one with the same part number off a citreon
    They want £100 otherwise I would
  6. Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by christoph View Post
    Well it's like this, I had this occurring problem of my car not starting sometimes, cutting out whilst idling, lerching whilst going down the road, nearly cutting out then bursting to life whilst ticking over every 2 seconds. So with this I have changed a lot, spark plugs, coil pack, ht leads, timing belt, crank sensor with NO SUCESS annoyingly. But now it seems the problem is the air idle control valve. Now the ones on eBay which are about 25 quid say they work on item numbers ending 601 and 603. Now does anyone know if these work? I managed to salvage a 603 valve out of a pug from the scrappy which the bloke let me have for free WIN! But that doesn't seemed to have cured it. Is this because it's a pure 603 whereas the new one off eBay is created with the electronics for both items? If this sounds confusing sorry but im getting the point of scrapping the bloody thing as it just keeps emptying my wallet for no reason! Please help ha
    go to a scrappy and either get one from a saxo picasso 206 or any other citroen/ peugeot from that era, put it in your pocket. no more revs
  7. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #7
    Its not something simple like its need of a new fuel filter?IE intermittent fuel starvation is it?