What tell the idle control valve to do c20xe

[bakerboy83]

Haha sounds like a plan!!! I don't really know anything about engines I was just chancing it today but I did clean then new one that I bought as it was seconded hand. I had a little look for air leaks but think I'm ok on that so really don't know what's next to look for. I'm near Guildford mate just down the A3

[nova_saloon]

Cool I used to go to a university in Farnham so I am very familiar with the area! But I'm going to try a few more things, but if its the same problem! It's annoying! I've done everything! Literally! So not sure where to go now!

[bakerboy83]

What have you tried so far matey and what are you going to try next if you don't mind me asking
I'm actually closer to Farnham then Guildford think I'm the only one around here with a nova don't see any

[nova_saloon]

Haha I used to go to Uni in Farnham and go up and down the a3 nearly everyday! But to be honest I've tried it all, the next thing I was going to try was a hammer it's getting that annoying! But I was going to wiring in a diagnostics plug and have a garage look at what the engine is doing as that seems to be the only way forward at the moment!

[Benn]

I cleaned all 5 of the ones I've tried, by flushing them
With brake cleaner then oil in them! Yeah mines playing about more so when hot to and I have a coil pack one so we need to work together, where in Hampshire are you? As I'm south London, meet at benn's and annoy him for a bit with questions! Haven't seen him since the last meet I went to!

Come on down dude, i have loads of spares you can try...

[nova_saloon]

What spares have you got that is worth a go, baring in mind its coil pack type? not sure i want to show it to you, it'll make you cry what a mess its gotten in to

What i really need is someone with a coil pack engine in there car that is working super fine, then slowly swap piece by piece the parts over until its suddenly stops only then will we know! as the sad thing is i have changed as far as i know everything!!! so not sure what more i can do!

[skud52]

I had the problem years ago, in the end i changed the wiring loom and everything to dizzy and it was fine. I think it was the ecu that was fubar!

[Benn]

What spares have you got that is worth a go, baring in mind its coil pack type? not sure i want to show it to you, it'll make you cry what a mess its gotten in to

What i really need is someone with a coil pack engine in there car that is working super fine, then slowly swap piece by piece the parts over until its suddenly stops only then will we know! as the sad thing is i have changed as far as i know everything!!! so not sure what more i can do!

I have an afm, ecu, coil pack a few icv.. Maybe even the short icv and knock sensor loom...

[nova_saloon]

see thats the last thing i haven't replaced is the knock sensor, and the small loom that attaches them up around the back. see a lot of people seem to have had this problem and nobody has solved it. wish it was simple, but replacing everything to distributor is just what I shouldnt have to do! but i ruled out ecu when i replaced it 4 times! but a good working 4 pin afm maybe a good thing to try as well! did you have a coil pack before hand Benn? and did it have a lumpy idle at all? cause that would mean all your bits would technically be aaaalllll gooooood!

[Benn]

I ran a late coil pac xe yes, before going turbo. Perfect idle, best xe engine i ever had.