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postie
12-10-2010, 05:31 PM
Today i was driving along and then all of a sudden my car stalled at low revs, still drivible i discovered by using the accelerator and left foot braking i manged to complete my trip, i belive this kind of problem would be due a failure in the auto idle control as the engines performance didnt change at all.

any suggestions on where to start trouble shooting?

tommo6
12-10-2010, 08:20 PM
Today i was driving along and then all of a sudden my car stalled at low revs, still drivible i discovered by using the accelerator and left foot braking i manged to complete my trip, i belive this kind of problem would be due a failure in the auto idle control as the engines performance didnt change at all.

any suggestions on where to start trouble shooting?

hey mate.. im not very technical.. but maybe a stall convertor issue, dont take my word buddy not extremely advanced in this field etc but could be a fault in the stall convertor!

MadMax
13-10-2010, 06:08 AM
Idle speed control motor (ISC) on the throttle body is responsible for most weird idle problems. Find it, clean its plug and socket. Buy a new one if no improvement. They tend to die suddenly. Mitsu, wreckers or contact Tufftr.

postie
15-10-2010, 03:55 AM
Thanks sorted out, lucky I had a TH for parts sitting around :)