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 need help ASAP.. idleing on williams ***UPDATE***
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nuttynutter123
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:01 pm

my girlfriend has a 2.0 willy engined valver...
she started it up after work and the car was ticking over fine for about 15 secs then it would idle about 700 rpm for 15 secs then normal again... then lumpy etc etc
we have changed the idle control valve and that didnt help... change the throttle position thingy (the red thing) that didnt help...
anyone have any idea
please help asap as need the car for tomoz if poss lol.
\cheers all


Last edited by nuttynutter123 on Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:49 am; edited 1 time in total
nuttynutter123
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:29 pm

by the way its not just ideling thinking about it... if i kept the car at 3000 revs it would drop to about 2000 then after a few secs back up to 3000 down to 2000 etc etc
Neal
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:31 pm

sounds like a lamby-wamby-damby sensor problem to me! Cool
nuttynutter123
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:34 pm

its been raining heavy to... what would happen to the lamba
Neal
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:35 pm

nothing, its coincidence.
nuttynutter123
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:38 pm

will it just need cleaning up then...or replacing? i ment what goes rong with the lamby.. someone mentioned coolant temp senser?
Neal
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:46 pm

you cant clean it, you have to replace it.

if the coolant temp sensor was duff you would normally see difficult starting, crap fuel economy etc., doesnt sound like thats your problem.
nuttynutter123
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:47 pm

ahh rite... where is that tho? just to have a look?
Neal
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:50 pm

iif its the same on the clio as the 19 its screwed into the top of the downpipe just before the cat flange. Dont bother looking though, theres nothing to see.
nuttynutter123
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:52 pm

soz ment to collant one...
Neal
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:54 pm

thats on the thermostat housing on the side of the head. Its got a white square plug. When you take it out coolant will piss out of the hole.
JB
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:34 am

i think the rain and thunder may have scared the lamby wamby sensor.
nuttynutter123
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:53 am

right it turns out that it was the lamby bamby that died... i have disconnected it and its ideling fine... next question is... can she run the car without it untill tomoz? or is it bad without it?
Thanks All
been a great help
nuttynutter123
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:43 am

right it turns out that it was the lamby bamby that died... i have disconnected it and its ideling fine... next question is... can she run the car without it untill tomoz? or is it bad without it?
Thanks All
been a great help
huwwatkins
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:00 pm

It should be fine.
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:51 pm

agreed,

might get poor fuel economy tho.
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:16 am

told ya so.

Damn I'm good.
nuttynutter123
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:36 am

lol yea cheers guys
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