I think thats what the raa guy said it was called, well mines dead. car wont idle the revs just drop and the car shuts down. anyone know how much these cost? can I install one myself? any help much appreciated. I'm ringing up a few places later when I'm home.

if in SA, and u know any decent mechanics who wont rip me off, please post them here.

thanx.

I think thats what the raa guy said it was called, well mines dead. car wont idle the revs just drop and the car shuts down. anyone know how much these cost? can I install one myself? any help much appreciated. I'm ringing up a few places later when I'm home.

if in SA, and u know any decent mechanics who wont rip me off, please post them here.

thanx.
Did this just happen overnight or did you have a dead battery recently?

If yes on the battery, disconnect your (new) battery for 5 mins then reconnect.
Start the car, rev it to 1500 and keep it there for 30 secs.


Otherwise the whole idle control module might be dead - it ain't cheap.
Its the grapefruit-sized box where the throttle cable & quite a few wires goes to.
Buying used is a big risk as there's no easy way of testing it on the bench.

battery did die about a week ago maybe, i'll try what you say tho.

no harm, worth a try ... before you fork out $300 for a new module. :confused:

Some of the roadside guys don't know much about our "older" cars,
this is a fairly common happenstance with Mitsus.


4cyl?

Check all the wiring to the module too, make sure not corroded and soak with some WD40
on the contacts if necessary. Sometimes water can get in to the contacts when washing.
The idle module sits on your air intake, there's a little motor shaped like D-size battery
where if you loosen the 2 screws you can rotate it to adjust the adle speed.
But don't adjust anything unless you know what you're doing.

ahh ok, just checked your specs - you've got a 4cyl AstronII TR.



Wasn't sure, as you had that red Ralliart in your avatar. lol
3rd gens seem very finicky when idling with a dodgy battery too.

yer mate, doin that fixed it, i re did my cai, and the engines runnin a lot more smoother now. the metal pods dont work in magnas very well tho gonna switch back to cotton fibre one.
idle was at 2000 rpms but i lowered it to about 1000 so all is good now.

thanx magnette. :cool: