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Hi i have a 97 ford ka. i recently had a problem when i was slowing down
and changing down gears that my car would occasionally stall. after
inspecting my engine i saw i had a hole in one of the pipes coming off the
oil filler cap so i got a new pipe and at the same time i also cleaned my
idle air control valve just in case, but now when i turn the ignition it
stalls straight away, i have to keep my foot on the accelerator to keep the
engine running. anyone got any ideas what it could be?
kevy85
Have you reconnected the control valve properly?
fudge
Yeah its definetly on right and all the pipes are tight too,
kevy85
See if there is still any vacuum leak in the inlet side of the engine.
Another possibility is that your fuel system has a fault and can't flow
enough fuel to keep the engine running at low rpms. Any check engine light
on the dash?
fudge
HI, thanks for your advice but i finally figured out what it was. It was
the oil filler cap that was filled up with gunk and wasn't letting enough
air through. so after i changed the pipe that had a hole in it there wasn't
enough air getting the engine. just bought a oil cap out the scrapyard only
£5
kevy85
Gunk?! Thats not a good sign. Endura-E engines go a bit tappety over the
years. I have a 2003 KA and so far it hasn't let me down - its not been
completely ravaged with rust either...
fudge
Could still be the idle control valve, given the fact that you cleaned it
up etc. probably done it good...Maybe it needs replacing?
Edit: I didn't see that you sorted the problem out...:banghead:
Cliffy
