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27th June 2012, 18:22 | #1 |
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high revving
not long ago i had a clutch fitted to which the engine had to come out the job was done and on completion after driving it home i found that the engine was revving at around 1200 revs how can i get it rev at the recommended rev rate
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27th June 2012, 18:24 | #2 |
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more car details petrol 1.8 2.0 2.5 or diesel
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27th June 2012, 18:25 | #3 |
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Profile says 2003 1.8.
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could be an air leak on the inlet or a breather has been disturbed
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27th June 2012, 19:58 | #6 |
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it could be the idle valve is faulty or they have not adjusted the throttle cable properly.give it a turn or 2 see it that does anything .
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plenty of play on the cable
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27th June 2012, 20:40 | #8 |
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If it is a 1.8 switch ignition on to poss 2 and push throttle pedal fully down and up 5 times within 10seconds and start
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may be your problem then take some slack out of it .
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throttle working perfectly
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