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ROYPACK
Newbie

Joined: 05 May 2005
Posts: 1

Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:28 am

I HAVE JUST NOTICED A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY 1999 1.6 CLIO`S ENGINE (K7M). IT ALSO SEEMS TO IDLE SLOW AND SOMETIMES IDLE`S FAST EVEN WHEN IT IS HOT. ANY IDEAS ANY ONE?
Xvisor
Level 7 User

Joined: 06 Sep 2004
Posts: 230

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:05 am

Leaky exhaust, fuel pump maybe. Can't you be more specific in where it comes from?

And BTW turn off the caps mate that's f*cking anoying
Chris H
Forum Moderator

Joined: 02 Mar 2004
Posts: 19978

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:26 am

idle control valve, they are very crap design, its probably sticking, clean it as per my tech article in the knowledge base but you may find its just plain knackered.
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