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idle revving by its self ?

Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 4:16 pm
by caunceyy1
hi there when i pull up to lights or to park or anything it just revvs its self but if i rev it slowly and take my foot of it stops, have you ant idea how i can stop this ?

Re: idle revving by its self ?

Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 1:36 pm
by Octane2097
probably the idle control valve, see the FAQ section http://forums.corsa-b.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=105&t=13412
very common fault on 1.0i engines

Re: idle revving by its self ?

Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 1:40 pm
by caunceyy1
Octane2097 wrote:probably the idle control valve, see the FAQ section http://forums.corsa-b.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=105&t=13412
very common fault on 1.0i engines
thanks mate
mines only done like 64k :(

Re: idle revving by its self ?

Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 1:45 pm
by Octane2097
milage can be a factor, but the idle control valves are a bit of a bad design and can fail at any milage

Re: idle revving by its self ?

Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 1:48 pm
by caunceyy1
Octane2097 wrote:milage can be a factor, but the idle control valves are a bit of a bad design and can fail at any milage
bugger! thanks mate