What to do if your car Idles without an accelerator?
What to do if your car Idles without an accelerator?
I jacked the car up and emptied the oil out before removing the idle control valve, cleaning it with petrol & WD40 and then putting it back on and putting new oil in. That was in June and it’s been fine since, although the engine does idle at about 1.5k when it’s cold but it’s an old car so it won’t be perfect.
Why is my car revving up at the idle speed?
If your engine RPMs are bouncing up and down and your engine can’t maintain a steady idle speed then there is likely a problem with one of the components attached to your engine or a problem with one of the sensors used to keep your engine running.
Why does my car idle without the gas pedal?
When this is not working properly, this causes an imbalance in the air/fuel mixture resulting in intermittent or abnormal idling as you’ve described. This could be a known problem by the manufacturer so you may want to contact the dealer to see if this is anything that is covered.
Why is the idle air control valve not working?
When this happens, the job of the idle air control valve is to bring this deceleration down to a slow and smooth idle rather than suddenly cutting off the fuel supply causing the motor to die. When the idle air control valve is not working properly, this cause a disruption in this process resulting in the engine not being able to idle properly.
I jacked the car up and emptied the oil out before removing the idle control valve, cleaning it with petrol & WD40 and then putting it back on and putting new oil in. That was in June and it’s been fine since, although the engine does idle at about 1.5k when it’s cold but it’s an old car so it won’t be perfect.
Why does my car idle high and accelerate on its own?
Find Out Why! If the car idles high and accelerates on its own, there may be reasons. Consider these reasons way identifying the actual root of the problem. Sometimes the power circuit malfunctions, and it is responsible for high idling. Perhaps there is a fault in the cooling system which makes the engine overheat.
When this is not working properly, this causes an imbalance in the air/fuel mixture resulting in intermittent or abnormal idling as you’ve described. This could be a known problem by the manufacturer so you may want to contact the dealer to see if this is anything that is covered.
What causes a car to rev without the accelerator?
Is it petrol or diesel? Assuming the floor mats are not holding the accel pedal down, and if there is a throttle cable, it is not sticky, then petrols will increase the revs with excess air, diesels with excess fuel. Both will have diagnostics available.
