pt cruiser rev prob

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THERAVEN
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hi all
got a 2000 cruiser ,2L my prob is the revs they seem to take ages to come down and it seems like i am overreving which i am not...when i take foot of the gas the revs stay up for a bit then SLOWLY come down any ideas??? btw is the throtle on these quite stiff??
many thx
theraven
Jan 17, 2007 at 7:50 AM
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[quote:15d20b72d4="theraven"]hi all
got a 2000 cruiser ,2L my prob is the revs they seem to take ages to come down and it seems like i am overreving which i am not...when i take foot of the gas the revs stay up for a bit then SLOWLY come down any ideas??? btw is the throtle on these quite stiff??
many thx
theraven[/quote:15d20b72d4]

Try cleaning the throttle body especially around the throttle plate-might be sticking
Jan 17, 2007 at 8:01 AM
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hi mate
cleaned it out , but prob still there...
theraven
Jan 21, 2007 at 5:24 AM
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[quote:844efce1b9="theraven"]hi mate
cleaned it out , but prob still there...
theraven[/quote:844efce1b9]

Inspect and test the idle speed control or idle air control and throttle position sensor
Jan 21, 2007 at 7:50 AM
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thx for reply..
how do i test these ? i dont need any gadgets do i?
thx again
Jan 21, 2007 at 7:53 AM
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[quote:0d1cbc02dd="theraven"]thx for reply..
how do i test these ? i dont need any gadgets do i?
thx again[/quote:0d1cbc02dd]

Inspect and lubricate the throttle cable
Jan 21, 2007 at 12:58 PM
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hi lads
ive checked the cable and it is ok... when i unplug the tps it seems to make no difference toengine is this correct??? any more help would be great
thx again
Jan 27, 2007 at 7:10 PM
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[quote:35b6b67855="theraven"]hi lads
ive checked the cable and it is ok... when i unplug the tps it seems to make no difference toengine is this correct??? any more help would be great
thx again[/quote:35b6b67855]

Do this before doing below-tap around the EGR then disable it -test it again-same problem

Now its time to use a san tool-to know what the computer is thinking and doing.
Jan 27, 2007 at 7:21 PM
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[quote:e42d527139="rasmataz"][quote:e42d527139="theraven"]hi lads
ive checked the cable and it is ok... when i unplug the tps it seems to make no difference toengine is this correct??? any more help would be great
thx again[/quote:e42d527139]

Do this before doing below-tap around the EGR then disable it -test it again-same problem

Now its time to use a san tool-to know what the computer is thinking and doing.[/quote:e42d527139]

hi mate
can u please explain below tap?
cheers
Jan 27, 2007 at 7:53 PM
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