I have a 1993 405 1.6 injection which is misbehaving. After driving through a deep puddle this winter I had misfiring problems which the recovery people finally fixed by squirting around a good bit of WD40 and replacing the spark plugs.
Ever since, the engine idles very high (almost 2000 rpm when cold and slowing to about 1200 rpm when hot). The Haynes manual says that the idle speed can't be adjusted as it's controlled by the ECU.
It seems to drive find and sounds pretty smooth. Any ideas of what might be wrong and how I can sort it out? Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Hugh
Fast idling
Moderator: RichardW
On a 1993 I'm assuming you'll have a CAT and a lambda sensor. When duff/ worn these can cause idle issues. Also, a duff throttle position sensor can trick the ECU into thinking you're pressing the throttle when you're not thus raising the idle speed. Otherwise look for vacuum leaks on the intake manifold side. Failing all this, get a diagnostic done. You may have some error codes flagged up.
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