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Does this sound like the alternator? FIXED!!!!!

To clarify - that's In Car Entertainment - not frozen water
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Post by mercutio » Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:18 am

does sound like the iacv could be doing something as the ecu does tell the alt to run in full power or reduced power mode
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Post by NafemanNathan » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:19 pm

Problem sorted! :D Forget about the amp thing, I'll sort that another day ;) but my revs are no longer dying when various electrical items are turned on :D

As this thread suggested I was beginning to suspect the IACV might have been the culprit, so today I removed the induction pipe, turned the engine on (it was already warm) and put my thumb over the IACV hole in the throttle body. The revs lowered slightly, then I took my thumb off again. I did this a few times. I also revved it a little whilst my thumb was over the hole. I then blasted some carb cleaner in the throttle body. I gave several blasts and again, revved the engine a few times. After doing so I tried turning all the electrical items on again and...

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Note the horn toot Max managed to get in right at the end there :lol: I gave up asking him to be quiet whilst I tried to record that :lol:

Anyway it's absolutely amazing to have the car driving properly again :)

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Post by mercutio » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:25 pm

8-) are those Type S clocks??
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Post by NafemanNathan » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:27 pm

Yep.

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