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Barely idling problems.
I'm about a gnat's cock from going insane right now.
As mentioned previously I've been suffering an annoying problem with poor idling (shuddering on the edge of death) on my (early)85 fuel injected 944. It was mainly noticable when I switched the lights on or the radiator fan cut in. The problem has now progressed, although in truth it was never far from this before, to stalling at traffic lights or junctions. She's fine on the fly at motorway speeds. My first question is this - why is it you always end up getting stuck behind a prat who can't read the road ahead, stops for no good reason at every clear junction, or drives at fifteen mph when you're trying to nurse a spluttering car home? Secondly - I've checked or replaced the following recently with no change in the symptoms: Timing and balance belts - Porsche fitted. Spark plugs Fuel filter Air filter Ignition leads Coil Distributor cap Rotor exchanged alternator (with regulator) Battery (last July) Checked all earth leads checked all fuses and connections Checked relays Fresh fuel Injectors (I removed them, attached a reservoir full of injector cleaner and operated them off a 1.5 volt battery harness to check they worked (all squirted the same volume of fluid in the same time - figured that they wouldn't all fail at once so although it's hardly a very technical approach it must prove they're at least reasonably in spec). Bypassed the engine earth strap with a booster cable attached to the inlet manifold straight to the neg terminal of the battery. Apart from the exchanged alternator (seemed to be low on output) which was borne out of desperation the rest was just done out of regular servicing. Soooooooo ... anyone got any ideas why my car still won't idle but goes fine on a straight road? Fuel pump is a little old - worth replacing? I'd have thought idling would be good but top end would struggle rather than tother way round. Starting to get a little desperate here - help would be much appreciated.
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09-24-2003, 12:30 PM
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Sounds like a failed idle air control valve, or a stuck air flow meter. Maybe also a wiring harnes problem between the AFM and the main harness.
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Vacuum leak. Check the large duct from the AFS to the throttle body. The bosses for the large vacuum tubing crack at the base.
Also could be a vacuum leak in the brake booster diaphram. Or some of the large vacuum hose connections are cracked. Check at the idle control valve and the engine crank case scavenger vavle. Check all of them!
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won't a vacuum leak make for a higher idle
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Not an exterme leak like SoCal is talking about, the brake booster line is very large.
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If the leak is between the throttle body and engine then yes it does result in a higher idle. Will also affect the AFS input. Also check the DME engine temp sensor.
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i agree with the location of the leak in relation to the throttle valve.
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HURRAH! I finally fixed the problem for £2.50 !!! Cyber pints all round.
I think it was SoCal that directed me to check for poor earths so thanks for that. I DID check all the earthing points and they were all good wire with clean connections on shiny metal ... and yet.... Despite an apparently excellent, tight, clean connection twixt the big fat earth from the harness behind the engine to the firewall this proved to be the cause. I have no idea why this was faulty but I fixed it by placing a nine inch length of braided earthing strap (8mm eyelet type)) underneath the harness lead connection on the bulkhead and connected this to a stainless M8 screw through an existing hole in the top of the firewall on the drivers's side (passenger side for those of you who drive on the wrong side of the world).  Hey presto! Instant smooth running. I have no idea why putting a booster cable from the engine to the neg battery terminal didn't show this up but ... Anyhow ... this sorted the problem and instantly revealed another ... my headlights no longer popped up!!! Surprisingly for me I sorted this out quite quickly too - seem that the connections in the lifter motor were a bit sloppy causing the relay that slots into them to cause poor connections. It appears that the poor idling compensated for this by jiggling the connections sufficiently to operate the motor - I figured this out when I flicked the relay with my finger and the lights immediatly flipped. Quick strip down and judicious use of a pair of pliers to tighten the female connections fixed this immediately. I'm ready for the next problem now.
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I'm about a gnat's cock from going insane right now.
NICE! I love learning new expressions for anger! The British have some cool sayings. Congrats on the fix 
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children, children, it's about time for a time out.
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Between the engine and the chassis. Grounds the magic silver box to the engine. The path of all the motivation spells!
Grounds!!! Why is it always the grounds!!!
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1985.5 Porsche 944 2.5L Supercharged 
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5 liter
