Not Starting, Revving to 40,000, cutting out.. ? Help!

  1. Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 24
    #1
    The problems starting used to be intermittent, however now it has become almost every day- unless I rev it like mad while starting.

    ! I did find the main earth cable had not been reconnected but this is sorted now and the problems starting are still exactly the same!

    The revving - used to happen occasionally just while at lights - only ever up to 10,000 and only very very rarely; so I thought idle control needed replacing but wasn't ever a big issue. Now, while I am driving the car it is just revving and not up and down it is just getting more and more until it reaches about 40,000 and stays there until I turn the engine off out of pure rage

    Are they connected?, has anyone else had this, and can anyone help me find out what it is... Thankyou
  2. Established Member Joined: May 2012 West Yorkshire Posts: 1806 Civic EP2
    #2
    Whats spec of engine 40k sounds fun.
  3. Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 24
    #3
    It's a vtr...
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2014 Blackburn, Lancashire Posts: 596 2002 Citroen Saxo desire 2001 Volvo V40 1.9D
    #4
    Wish mine revved that high, mine only goes to just over 6,000 :-(
  5. Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 24
    #5
    Alright too many 0s it's been a long day! I'm female - but seriously any ideas?
  6. Established Member Joined: May 2012 West Yorkshire Posts: 1806 Civic EP2
    #6
    Hmm female you say..... pics....

    Try iacv clean or tps.
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  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2013 Jarrow Posts: 4022 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR 1991 Daihatsu GTti
    #7
    Clean the ICV
  8. Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 24
    #8
    Ok.. There's just so many things it could be :/ if it's something electrical it will probably be a bitch to find what's wrong too
  9. Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 24
    #9
    Ok hopefully it'll just be that then.... Thankyou all
  10. Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar
    #10
    Sounds more like an inlet leak. Spray some wd40 all around the inlet and see if the revs change.
  11. Newbie Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 24
    #11
    So I took it to Citroen and they did a diagnostic test and nothing came up. They cleaned the idle control valve and put it back together... Next couple of days it seemed better then back to how it was again but this time my central locking is playing up too and stereo flickering on and off every so often..
  12. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Leicester Posts: 257 Mango Westcoast
    #12
    I had a similar issue, it seemed to be after I over charged the battery

    Maybe try another battery if you can borrow one, see if that solves the problem
  13. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #13
    Get your alternator tested.