Idle Low/ Drop out

kainechris83 · Aug 20th, 2018, 12:27

Has anyone had problems with when starting idle is so low it drops out and stalls? Car runs perfectly fine after 5 mins. Would it be worth me cleaning the idle control valve or would the problem lay elsewhere?

thanks

pierremcalpine · Aug 21st, 2018, 00:26

I had the same issue. A cleaning of the ICV totally addressed my issues. Note that as an interim measure I discovered that if I floored the gas while turning the engine over that I could get it running as long as I then kept the RPM's at about 2000 for a couple of minutes.

kainechris83 · Aug 23rd, 2018, 09:36

Cleaned the valve , it didn't seem to dirty, but whilst doing it realised how slack the throttle cable was , so have now adjusted that and the problems have gone. How many revs should i have it idling at?

pierremcalpine · Aug 27th, 2018, 13:37

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Originally Posted by kainechris83

Cleaned the valve , it didn't seem to dirty, but whilst doing it realised how slack the throttle cable was , so have now adjusted that and the problems have gone. How many revs should i have it idling at?

700 for petrol.

Aug 20th, 2018, 12:27	#1
kainechris83 New Member Last Online: Dec 30th, 2018 12:46 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Worstead	Idle Low/ Drop out Has anyone had problems with when starting idle is so low it drops out and stalls? Car runs perfectly fine after 5 mins. Would it be worth me cleaning the idle control valve or would the problem lay elsewhere? thanks

Aug 21st, 2018, 00:26	#2
pierremcalpine Premier Member Last Online: Jan 3rd, 2024 14:43 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Toronto Canada	I had the same issue. A cleaning of the ICV totally addressed my issues. Note that as an interim measure I discovered that if I floored the gas while turning the engine over that I could get it running as long as I then kept the RPM's at about 2000 for a couple of minutes. __________________ 2003 V40 1.9T B4204T4, 197,000miles (sold but alive!), 2004 S60 2.5T, 160,000miles, 2010 V70 3.2, 125,000miles, 2002 V70XC 2.4, 175,000miles Click here for my x40 and V70 P3 repair guides

Aug 23rd, 2018, 09:36	#3
kainechris83 New Member Last Online: Dec 30th, 2018 12:46 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Worstead	Cleaned the valve , it didn't seem to dirty, but whilst doing it realised how slack the throttle cable was , so have now adjusted that and the problems have gone. How many revs should i have it idling at?

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