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1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 4:25 pm
by Woody9065
the car runs really sluggish when you put your foot down it hesitates for a while then slowly climbs, it's from idle up to about 4000 revs have changed fuel filter and air filter and cleaned the throttle body
Any help would be much appreciated thanks
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 6:14 pm
by johnny
What is it doing when you plant the throttle ?
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 6:15 pm
by Woody9065
It's doing nothing just crawling like something is blocking it really annoying me to be honest
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 6:48 pm
by johnny
Icv then imo try get a lend of a known working on or give yours a clean with sum carb cleaner or wd40 will do, alot dint take to being cleaned but worth a try
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 7:07 pm
by Woody9065
Not to sure on where that's located :/
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 7:18 pm
by johnny
At the throttle body where the throttle cable ends youl see it pushes into a button type thing thats it
Edit
Il get you a pic lol
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 7:36 pm
by Woody9065
Ok as chersc
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 7:48 pm
by johnny
Its the part behind the the throttle cable holder has a spring at the end, if u pull the cable hard u shud see the icv sticking
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 7:55 pm
by Woody9065
Ok mate ill give that a go tomorrow cheers
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 8:43 pm
by Woody9065
That's totally different to mine :/
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 10:41 pm
by johnny
Get a pic of your throttle cable holder that is my rally car so more than likly ive changed to spmthing else lol it shouldnt look too different
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:49 am
by Woody9065
Been thinking at it can't be icv as it idles fine :/ very confused
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 12:39 pm
by johnny
It can idle fine with a sticking icv
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 12:49 pm
by Woody9065
It's gonna be a right c*** to get to lol
Re: 1.6 sport running sluggish
Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 1:21 pm
by johnny
Woody9065 wrote:It's gonna be a right c*** to get to lol
Yeah i remember now why i changed to a different set up :L
It is more than likly the cause of the priblem