failed mot need help...

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

ok failed on

no water in washer bottle
crappy window wiper blades
hole under drivers side

ok those i can fix heres the two i need help diagnosing before tomorow

nearside side light only works if the key is in the ignition??? but the drivers side one does work with key in or out well strange.....

also its idleing about 1500 which cuased it to fail so im gunna clean idle valve change plugs and clean out throttle bodie tomoorow, anything else i can do?????????????

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

got my MOT tomorrow... not looking forward to that

but yeah, ive had one fail on no washer fluid before, and my wiper blades on this one are crap.

least theres no rust on mine.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

drivers side sidelight bulb has blown. When the ignitions opn the headlights glow slightly to increase sidelight output. Get a new sidelight bulb.

Does it idle at 1500rpm all the time?

check for air leaks, then I'd look to see if some idiot messed abotu with the throttle body setscrews. ICV may be jammed open slightly but thats super rare.

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

how do i know if the screws have been altered is this the screw on top of the throtle bodie ?

it starts off normal i think but then will step up to 1500 i think and sit there all the time

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

oi neal no rust its a hole Razz

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

well how'd it get there then?

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

i have two ideas either the fact i have to ramp up a pavement to get on to my drive or when my local change me tires they use a massive jack thing which they just pop strangly to exaclty where the hole is which is fairly soft and not my personaly choice for a jacking point

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

1st thing to do laddo then is to unplug the CTS, if the idle drops then get a new one.

The screws on top, have a look, the anti tamper cap should be there and the paint should still be on the throttle stop.

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

said cap is there, not sure where the throttle stop is though i did clean out idle sensor and all pipe work and filter and throltle bodie put in new plugs the only result being theres now shit loads of blue smoke when ever ipush down the throtle hard then come off ive i slowly go up to 7k then theres sod all smok... you try to do a good thing and what do ya get an oil burner yay is all i can say

righty no change in the idle still at either 1500 or 2k

whats CTS stand for and where can i find it

Level 1 User Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Posts: 34

Richard wrote:

whats CTS stand for and where can i find it

Coolant temperature sensor. It's somwhere on the head I'd say.

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

no change taking the "CTS" off or unluging the cold start injector, still at 1500 or 2k

IDEAS ????

also said paint is intake and also said cap is

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

see the hose to the ICV clamp it, see if the idle drops.

It shoud drop to around 900rpm with the hose clamped. It may stall/be difficult to start like this though

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

what with mole grips or somefink ? dont wanna break hose, which side engine side or filter side ?

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

ok twisted pipe on filter side so it was blokeing air flow and filter sounded like it was completly blocked lol but sure enough dropped down to 900 revs well actually dont no what it was down too as i was in the bay but jobs a good unn but i cant leave it like that as the air filters not getting anything as you said soiunds like its bout to stall

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

ICV buggered or the signal to it is.

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

new one or can i bang this one till it works??

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

fantastic theres another one on the other head in the garage ill try that

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

good stuff

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

noooo it no work either prolly due to the fact i used the carb cleaner to blow a spider and his house and home out of the ICV lol poor old chap was minding his own then richhhhhhhh ka powwww

4 k idle somefink wrong there hehe wrong way round Wink

ive left the one from the old engine on becuase its a little bit better at 1200 which is better than 1500 or 2000

now gunna phone halfords see if they can get umm in

hmmm phoned halfords and its not on the system when i get in ill ring da supplyers and see if they do it, get me a special 1 hr delevry if i talk nicly to umm hehe

failing that renooooooooooooooooo

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

new will be at the cheapest 80quid.

Try cleaning it out more. Carb cleaner in it then waggle it a lot, keep doing it until it comes out clean, use white paper to see.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

you have checked for air leaks though haven't you?