Author Topic: Idle issues on cold start  (Read 2423 times)

Offline Shamas85

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Idle issues on cold start
« on: April 14, 2018, 08:41:13 pm »
Need some advice please guys.

Went out in the G40 today. Started on the button like always. Let it idle from cold for a few mins and every time i didnt tap the accelerator to keep the revs up, the revs dropped below 1000rpm and the engine kept stalling itself.

Took it for a drive to warm it up, came home and it was idling perfectly just on 1000rpm. Any ideas what that could be? Idle control valve? Idle adjustment screw needs a tweak?

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Offline hayesey

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Re: Idle issues on cold start
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2018, 07:45:32 pm »
I'd suspect a temperature related air leak somewhere.  Could be the aux air valve, they can be a pain and stick open sometimes.  Could be one or more worn vac pipes that are opening up sometimes when it's hot.

Offline Shamas85

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Re: Idle issues on cold start
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2018, 10:58:13 pm »
Thanks for the info. 

I’ll check the aux air valve and condition of the vac pipes.   

Would a dodgy blue temp sensor cause these symptoms?

Offline ereeiz

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Re: Idle issues on cold start
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2018, 01:30:50 pm »
Look up "diagnostic guide" on here. Haysey and a few others made a topic that contains info on testing all your sensors and so on.

Offline Shamas85

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Re: Idle issues on cold start
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2018, 02:27:27 pm »
Nice one, ill take a look at it.

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