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groucho
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Posted: 03 March 2011 at 22:07 |
I've been having a real problem with the idle on my 53
plate micra. It started as a minor thing when if i was sitting waiting in traffic you could feel the engine speed dip. Over the space of a few weeks it got a lot worse where eventually i had to keep the revs up in order for it not to stall. I decided to take it into a local garage where i was told it was a problem with the drive chain. Anyhow £500 later the problem still exists but only when the engine is cold on start up. Once the engine has warmed it runs without any problem. Any help out there |
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iirc its the idle control valve whats a common fault on the micra the solder joint inside the unit gets broken/dry joint and will cause poor/intermitant idling anylights on the dash ?? have you had the codes read if so where there any stored ? |
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no lights on the dash and no faults showing when it was
plugged into the laptop and as i say once the engine is warmed up the problem no longer exists Edited by groucho |
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bashful badger
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Hi,
I have an 03 Micra and am getting the same problem. Also the fuel consumption has increased enormously. Did you have this too? Last July I had a new throttle body, cat, Lamda sensors, you name it. Took it back into the garage and they couldn't detect the problem till I left it overnight. Then they replaced the temperature sensor. Went back in for it today and now the car won't even start but is getting flooded each time. No codes come up. The mechanic is a bit mystified. Did you solve your problem yet? |
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removalizer
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i have the same problem with my daughters micra, really
struggling to figure it out, it is not the o2 sensor and or temp sensor ? any help would be appreciated |
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bashful badger
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Left ours at garage and they thought they'd been sent a faulty temp sensor from Nissan and that that was the source of the engine flooding problem. Put in a different one and idle seems a lot better but not convinced this has solved the problem. I'd like them to also check out the idle control valve as suggested above.
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removalizer
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just a quick question when u start your car in the morning
does your fan start straight away ? Because mine does and we think that is the problem ? |
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No, fan doesn't come on till switched on.
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so the fan does not start until the engine is warm ?
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Oh, I thought you meant the aircon/heating. What fan? Can you hear it if it's on?
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