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CEL and irractic idle


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Hey guys,

 

Was driving home from work last week and the CEL popped up 😔 car is a 2003 import

 

After the light came up I noticed when I was stuck in traffic the idle speed was going from just under 700rpm then dropping below 500 then jumping back up!

 

It feels like it's going to stall itself!!! Which it did last night, I was driving around went to change from 2nd to 3rd and as I dumped the clutch the revs just dropped and it stalled, started it back up drove off and it was fine

 

I've tried disconnecting the battery for 10+mins but the light still comes up, also tried the pedal dance but I can't seem to do it 😔

 

If anyone has any ideas what the problem could be help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks, Craig

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Craig if the car isn't driving right and the CEL has flashed up then I'd get the code read & it looked at by a garage just to be safe.

 

The CEL pop's up very occasionally for me because of my HFC's and not had it mapped yet. The pedal dance does work but it can be tricky to get right ~ first three times I tried to do it using a clock (with seconds hand) but I couldn't get it to work. Then one day I just decided to count in my head whilst I did the dance & it worked first time.

 

Try doing the dance again if you still want to just clear the light and let us know how you get on. :thumbs:

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