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6th December 2006, 12:53 | #1 |
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75 1.8 manual; Surging deceleration and wavering idle!
Has anyone experienced anything like surging deceleration and wavering idle between 600 & 1200 RPM. ????
When starting from cold the idle goes straight up to 2000 - 2500. Symptoms just started to show a few weeks ago so not related to the recent wet weather. Drain under EMU clear. Swapped the Idle air control valve off another 1.8 without fixing the prob. Dont know any Rover service in Hampshire. Any ideas? |
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A couple of snippets in reply to a similar question, I have never touched a 1.8 so don't know
"Part of the problem on no turbo 75s was the throttle body, If you have a plastic one, you have the problem part. My 75 non turbo had a plastic one and suffered from the same, it was changed for a "alloy" one and the problem was 90% gone. I think the problem was traced to the throttle body deforming when the air intake from the air cleaner was fitted to it, hence the throttle butterfly doesnt quite close, leaving the revs "hanging". The other 10% of the problem is engine tune related but far too complicated to explain. It is mostly to do with the fuelling during gearchanges which makes the revs stay a little higher to aid smooth gear changes." And "Once my TF was having the same symptoms but a bit worse, strange revs, up and down, and stalling, and doing that solved it! On the F/TF it's turn ignition one click, fully press the loud pedal 5 times, turn off, then start. Or something like that anyway.." hth |
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Are alloy throttle bodies expensive?
Is it easy to fit? Do i need to swap over all the butterfly, springs etc? Is it worth trying for a used one? |
7th December 2006, 09:47 | #4 |
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When I experienced that it turned out to be a dodgy HT lead, once changed it was sorted straight away.
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ordered a Haynes Rover 75 manual today. Hope it has a few hints about this prob. I dont quite understand what the ECU does with the throttle position sensor info. I thought the fuel injection process was NON variable?? Can replacing this be the fix?
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The ECU in your car is very clever. It continually adjusts the fuel/air ratio according to numerous variables to give the best output. The throttle position is just one of these many variables it monitors. For example, when you lightly press the pedal it knows you are after more economical output whereas if you push the pedal to the floor it knows your after the best power output.
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Thanks Simon D for the explanation.
If the ECU is making decisions based on the input from several different sensors then the ECU output could be influenced by any mal-functioning sensor. Question is, which one? (As we asay in the IT dept, GI=GO, garbage in = garbage out) Is there any literture avaiable on the ECU control program? Is the ECU made specifically for Rover? |
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