scottybo Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 my escort has decided to idle at around 2k rpm. but when i depress the throttle the revs come up but then dont come down until i use the gears to put the engine under load and force for revs down. acting a bit like a sticky throttle but ive cleaned the throttle body and the linkage and its fine. havent yet done the icv but does anyone know of any problems that would cause these symptoms. ive left the car idling at 4 k to see if it comes down on its own after being on throttle for a short while and it doesnt. i didnt want to leave it like that for much more than a minute however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 3i Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Is this the 130 lump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 no im still using the 1.6 atm. same as yesterday i just drowned the throttle body in gt85 and ran sweet as a nut for about an hour then started doing it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 3i Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Ah right. I had an air leak on my inlet and it was idling at 4k but eventually it would slowly drop down to around 1.5k. Might be something worth looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 3i Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Not an air leak then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Not an air leak then? not that i can find dude everything seems fine, just very strange that it runs very very well after i drown it in gt84 or wd40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 3i Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Be a duff sensor somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HINRG Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 i have the same problem with my 1.8 115hp zetec let me know what caused it as i really wanna fix this problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilydun Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 May possibly be the speed sensor on gear box as it holds the revs up between gear changes or stuck throttle position sensor hope this helps ps unplug the maf and run engine a while it should default to fords own settings and then you should know if it's electrical or mechanical I had an air leak at the back of my inlet manifold down the back hose that connects via block to pcv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 that entire engines long gone im afraid lol, it was just a sticky butterfly valve in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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