Slight hunting on idle and sputtering not fixed by service

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beautymeanswheels
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Post Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:23 pm

Car hunts on idle and if i lightly hit the accelerator there is a slight delay before the car revs a bit.
Gave it a full service - all filters, oil, plugs etc. No problem through revs, drives lovely.

What could it be?
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Post Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:30 am

Try cleaning the idle control valve and throttle body thoroughly with carb cleaner

Also could be an air leak - check all the intake pipes for splits - air leaks can be a PITA to find :evil:
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Post Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:50 pm

Misfire on idle, running rough and strong smell of petrol. Nothing wrong when i put my foot down though, pulls hard.
The rear section of exhaust seems to be s steel, dont know if this is causing problems
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Post Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:50 pm

beautymeanswheels wrote:Misfire on idle, running rough and strong smell of petrol. Nothing wrong when i put my foot down though, pulls hard.
The rear section of exhaust seems to be s steel, dont know if this is causing problems
No mate exhaust wouldn't cause the issue. Its as said above. I had exactly the same and it was an air leak.
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Post Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:20 am

So my sport has this exact same issue

any suggestions on the most likely places that an air leak would occur ??
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Post Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:24 am

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Post Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:35 pm

Cleaned carb and pipes around there, cleaned idle control valve sensor and now it seems to be running alright!