eastend
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Right I had a problem about 2 weeks a go where my car kept cutting out and idleing a bit high never had a eml on at all. It was sorted by cleaning the idle control valve.
Last night my car decided to permanently idle around 3000rpm, my car was reving by itself?? The eml now comes on??
any ideas??
heres a vid to help lol

[Edited on 25-08-2007 by eastend]
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Superlite Ltd.
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water temp sensor?
throttle linkage stuck open?
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eastend
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really need help now, i ahve a big journey ahead of me tommorow.
everytime i put my clutch in my engine revs higher, if im like sat at a junction my car will rev upto 3,000rpm and stay there.
it sounds like i have my foot permantley on the accellerator.
really need to try and get this sorted tonight, is there any checks i can do, or anything i can try??
cheers
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Superlite Ltd.
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Look at your throttle body and check the linkage is moving properly. It wont harm the car so dont worry. They only problem you will face is if it overheats.
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eastend
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o yeah forgot to mention that my car is getting hot whilst driving it around now
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eastend
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i looked at my throttle body just a sec ago, it seems to be opening and closing properly 
o yea i dont have a cold air feed on the front of my bmc cda as it fell off, dont think this has anythin to do with it tho as its bin like that for a while
[Edited on 25-08-2007 by eastend]
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eastend
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i just took my air filter off and turned my engine on and listening to the throttle body it sounds like its sucking louds when it is closed??
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matt_aka_smiler
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vacuum leak?
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xrayracing
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quote: Originally posted by eastend
i just took my air filter off and turned my engine on and listening to the throttle body it sounds like its sucking louds when it is closed??
We had a similar experience and ours WAS a stuck idle valve. It was stuck open and would not move until a mate came round with a TECH 2 computer and manually moved the valve. Since them it has been superb.
Other than the hole in the diff plate that has just appeared. I dont think its related BTW LOL
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davcohen
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what about spraying a load of carb cleaner into the inlet would that resolve the issue at all
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eastend
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problem fixed now, cheers for help, it was my icv sensor wasnt fully plugged in, needed to be pushed in more, did it whilst on a 400 mile round trip lol
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