what I need to do. I have had it serviced so all filters and sparks have been changed. I have had the AA out who said it was my distributor and rotar arm which have now also been changed, however the thing is still doing it. I initially thought it was a fuel injection problem, but I don't know how to deal. It drives well and then starts to kangaroo a bit. When I stop at traffic lights it loses all revs and cuts out. It starts again straight away.
2007-01-01 22:37:33 · 6 answers · asked by SRP 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
my suggestion is that if it cuts off when coming to a stop and starts right up.....Idle air control valve. when coming to a stop engine sits at idle while not having fuel applied, so iacv takes over and keeps car running. most often the throttle chamber has a build up of carbon that broke free, got lodged in iacv and caused it to fail. is your check engine light on? feel free to email me, i will ask some questions, and possibly provide a more complete answer.
2007-01-02 00:01:00 · answer #1 · answered by BuddhaDaddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have a idle adjustment screw just next to the carburetter (not sure where it is on the injected models, but there will be one). It is a screw with a spring around it. Get your car hot, i.e run your engine for 5 mins (keep your foot on the accelerater if it keeps cutting out). Once hot just turn the screw a quarter turn at a time. You will hear the engine speed increase. When it has stopped 'hunting' and the revs are stable you should be fine. You will probably notice the revs drop slightly when you have the electrics on like the heater and lights which is why you are having trouble.
A lot of cars have these problems in the winter and this is the easiest way to fix it.
2007-01-02 08:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by Eyeball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get in the car start it up and warm it up rev it good and hard for 10 minutes look under the hood make sure everything is nice and secure. close the hood .Get back in the car and make sure to put on a seat belt because you shouldn't be driving without wearing it. It's just the safe thing to do. Than drive it around till your almost out of gas then find the nearest junk yard and drop it off. you might even get a few bucks for it. lol
2007-01-02 06:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by daizzddre 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start with the easier things ,,like air filter ,fuel filter and work towards the more difficult things
good luck
2007-01-02 06:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a bit of muck in the carburettor.
Good luck
2007-01-02 06:40:45 · answer #5 · answered by kh120159 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the alternator may be on its way out
2007-01-02 06:39:06 · answer #6 · answered by lamyarhull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋