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Topic: idle problem

Posted By: groucho
Subject: idle problem
Date 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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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 March 2011 at 22:34

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 ?

Posted By: groucho
Date Posted: 03 March 2011 at 22:44

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

Posted By: bashful badger
Date Posted: 09 March 2011 at 19:23

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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Bashful Badger

Posted By: removalizer
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 17:54

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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Posted By: bashful badger
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 18:10

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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Posted By: removalizer
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 18:14

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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Posted By: bashful badger
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 18:19

No, fan doesn't come on till switched on.

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Bashful Badger

Posted By: removalizer
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 18:31

so the fan does not start until the engine is warm ?

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Posted By: bashful badger
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 21:41

Oh, I thought you meant the aircon/heating. What fan? Can you hear it if it's on?

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Bashful Badger

Posted By: bashful badger
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 22:02

Is it by the radiator? I'll have to check tomorrow.

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Bashful Badger

Posted By: bashful badger
Date Posted: 23 March 2011 at 21:58

No, the fan isn't coming on straight away, if that helps.

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Bashful Badger