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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: Sooty on April 23, 2007, 20:25:45

Title: Ford Escort Zetec
Post by: Sooty on April 23, 2007, 20:25:45

A friend of mine has a problem with her Ford Escort Zetec 1.8 motor and it has a problem that makes it rev up to 1500 rpm and then down to 500 rpm and then up the 1500 and so on when it is on tickover.
It has been in the garage and they said it needed a new the air flow meter, they replaced it, charged £85.00 and it is still the same.
Now they are saying it is the idle valve.
Has anyone got any ideas?

Title: Ford Escort Zetec
Post by: NiftyWolfie on April 23, 2007, 20:52:31

Clean the throttle body out and the idle control valve out...then try it

Title: Ford Escort Zetec
Post by: FUDDY MUCKER on April 23, 2007, 21:12:23

if you clean the idle valve do NOT push the spring in it will nacker it

Title: Ford Escort Zetec
Post by: FUDDY MUCKER on April 23, 2007, 21:14:00

when you clean the valve clean the hole it gose in to aswell

Title: Ford Escort Zetec
Post by: andyb on April 23, 2007, 22:41:00

Another vote for air idle valve. :)

The ECU often 'throws' an air flow meter error code when the idle valve is really at fault.......surprised they didn't know that!!

HTH