erratic idling problem

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BenMMellor
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Post by BenMMellor »

well the red peril has been in for a full service today to comply with warranty conditions.

Basically fresh oil, plugs and general good going over to see what the previous owner skipped over in maintaining it. Also had the ignition switch replaced and the engine temp sensor replaced.

Good news is that it looks like the erratic idle issue has gone away - the throttle body was fully cleaned and it didn't go away, the engine sensor swapped and it was still idling silly. Left the battery disconnected for a few hrs - and it is idling happily now ! :twisted:

Looks like the ignition switch has been done before according to my mechanice.... :roll:

That's the good news.... bad news is that i need 2 new front discs due to corrosion and the rear cylinders need replacing as they're leaking.. the brake fluid needs changing due to it being contaminated with moisture...

Then the biggy.. it needs a cambelt change... it's sounding pretty bad so it's getting changed 4k short of the interval... :evil:

Hopefully it'll be running sweet as a nut come tuesday night next week....
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Post by BenMMellor »

looks like i've been lucky... when the mechanic took the cam covers off there was loads of rubber dust. I don't think the 16v is a non-interference engine (unlike the jap ones i've had in the past...)

The cam belts been loose and have been rubbing on the pulleys... so new cam belt, new pulleys. The old belt has a couple of splits in it about 8mm from the outer edge so it was not looking too healthy...

can't wait to get it back - it should drive like a new car..
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Post by BenMMellor »

ho hum... credit card is now £457 heavier.....

new cambelt, pulley and tensioner...
new brake disks etc...

£275 for labour isn't too bad.... :roll:
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Post by Speedlaw »

That's a lot of cash...

Don't think it could've been done much cheaper though, but it's just a lot of money in one go.

Should be like new now!
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