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| Thread ID: 37921 | 2003-09-22 06:28:00 | OT: Question for the car mechanic. | nomad (3693) | Press F1 |
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| 177007 | 2003-09-27 05:36:00 | Hi Stick, There is no fast idle. U start ignition - its a snap - no issues at all. Give it like 3 secs then u switch P to R to reverse the car down the drive way - sloped down. It then may start to shake and rattle 5 secs more it may lose ignition, engine stops, lights on dashboard and headlights still on. Once u are down there, stick it into D gear. It goes fine, perhaps v v slow in a slight sloped up road. Give it 30secs and all is fine. Now with the warmer weather, I seldom have got this issue in the last couple days. |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 177008 | 2003-09-27 07:50:00 | Suggest go to your local Library and see if they have a Haynes Repair Manual for your car. Being fuel injection does an orange Diagnostic System lamp show on the dash when you turn the ignition on. If such a system is fitted afraid it's into the agent to run a Diagnostic System trouble code check (cost around $40). The system reads a myraid of things for the Engine Control Module to set the correct fuel/air ratio. Suggest live with the problem and at your next Service get a check done. |
FrankS (257) | ||
| 177009 | 2003-09-27 08:54:00 | Hi Frank The car does not have a diagnostic lamp. |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 177010 | 2003-09-27 16:28:00 | Yes I am a mechanic (14 years) Some good thoughts posted, some not so good, The million dollar question is the vehicle fuel injected or not, (I may have missed this in the replies) chances are it is a choke problem, or cold start problem (If fuel injected) If it is injected there are a couple of other problems that it could be. Any way, you need to arrange for someone to come out and check the problem at your place so the problem can be seen first hand to diagnose it, from there the problem can be sorted. The biggest problem in the trade is for the mechanic to understand what you are saying, not what he thinks you are saying. I know this doesn't help much, but otherwise it is just guessing, Let me know if the car is injected or carby and I will narrow down the possibilities for you Marty |
The ResinMaster (3820) | ||
| 177011 | 2003-09-28 11:09:00 | The car is not injected. Its not too much of a issue. Bit of a nuisance thats all, cos after the first turn (20sec) the car becomes all fine. |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 177012 | 2003-10-02 10:45:00 | Hi Nomad Sorry I haven't been back earlier. Your car is a 1300cc with an electronic carb [Computer controlled]. Yes the japs made such a thing. 1st You said you have no fast idle. When the engine is started cold there is a wax pallet that operates the choke & cold fast idle. you have to make sure that the wax pallet is working properly to bring on the choke & fast idle. If this is working properly it may be that the fast idle screw needs adjusting. 2nd After the engine has warmed up a little, there it a duty solenoid that operates an electrical fast idle. This duty solenoid is not avalible new or 2nd hand but you can modify the system to give you the electrical idle up. 3rd That carb also has a fuel cut system which gives problems. there is a modification for fixing that. If you have someone to look at it I recommend that you leave it over night so they can do a cold start. Stick |
Stick (204) | ||
| 177013 | 2003-10-02 11:25:00 | Thanks for that Stick, appreciated. :) |
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