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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:46 am 
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hey guys, my engine goes off very often when I stop at the lights. :(
The idle's not very good when it's on D,it's fine on N,about 800rpm and goes down to 600rpm to 500rpm on D,spark plugs and leads are new,throttlebody has been cleaned too, but still no good.

Any ideas anyone? Help plsss . :?

Also thanks for the advice on engine oil,I changed it to penrite hpr 10w50 oil and no more low pressure warning.

thank you :D
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:53 pm 
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blocked fuel filter maybe?

 

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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:04 pm 
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check that your idle air control solenoid is clean and working
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:29 pm 
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thanks sookywawa,but where is idle air control solenoid?
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:44 pm 
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ontop of the throttlebody, held on by 2 8mm bolts.

undo them, unplug plastic clip and u can clean it

 

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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:48 pm 
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found it!thanks SgtBourne.
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:05 pm 
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no worries bud

 

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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:01 pm 
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have u disconnected your battery recently?
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:43 am 
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jjohnno wrote:
have u disconnected your battery recently?
yes I did jjohnno.
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:48 am 
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ghiaEL wrote:
jjohnno wrote:
have u disconnected your battery recently?
yes I did jjohnno.


The ECU needs to re-learn crap when you disconnect the battery for a short amount of time. Might explain the poor idleng. Did it do it before you unplugged it?

 

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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:58 am 
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krisisdog wrote:
ghiaEL wrote:
jjohnno wrote:
have u disconnected your battery recently?
yes I did jjohnno.


The ECU needs to re-learn crap when you disconnect the battery for a short amount of time. Might explain the poor idleng. Did it do it before you unplugged it?
yes it did it before i unplugged,it's been like that almost 2 months.
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:00 pm 
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Well thats not your problem then lol.

 

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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:56 pm 
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Check your Ground wires... All of them.

Get a multimeter and put it from the Battery Negative to the Block.

Also to the body.

Any more than about .05 and your engine will have trouble running at idle due to oxygen sensor troubles.

I had this. Ive just changed to a new cable, and run a seperate one from the Block to the Body. All now good, and my car idles better on LPG than it ever has.

Fuel is still a little rough for me, but thats what you get with a standard EF ECU and a Ticky VCT Engine I guess.
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