mr skud

[mrskud]

ive got a corrolla 1.6 its got ideling probs and not really sure where to start with it seems ok most of the time but a few days ago it was sat ideling with two wheels on the curb an after bout 15 20 mins the revs started to drop an it stalled, i cant see that being due to a cable adjustment as then would not hold revs at all. is it possible that its the idle control valve playing up i never heard any screeching from the engine bay so have ruled this out. i should probably mention that the temperature has dropped quite significantly in the last few weeks, although i cant really see this having any effect on the way the car idles. the previous owner has mentioned that this has happened to him a few time b4 and always seems to b when the car is on a slope for a while, but once run for a bit goes back to ideling fine again.

any ideas would b greatly appreciated. cheers.

[90 GP]

If it's carbed you could have a float adjustment issue.

[mrskud]

cheers for ur help that makes alot of sense actually since the car has been stinking of petrol when starting should really have occurred to me. sorry for not having replied sooner, when i looked at ur post my computer crashed but must have just been some sort of glitch as is working fine now. thanks again been a great help. im a member of quite a few forums now cos of the cars ive owned previously but urs has been by far the quickest and most accurate response, so cheers.

[REN69]

title usually means the title of this thread, in your case... "idle problems" or "Corolla problems" etc...

This is usually a problem in hot weather or when the motor is hot, the car idles low and sometimes even shuts off, could be a bad thermostat not opening and closing properly.