[Ravens Nest]

Originally Posted by daniel_owen_uk

Sounds like a fuel/air mixture problem to me, although I will let someone else with a little more knowledge than me answer too.

Yeah thats what i think it might be, i get the feeling it's struggling to get enough air.

Originally Posted by Raz316

Mentioned on another forum for a BMW but could be similar...

"Check the hosing for any small cracks. I found the hose going from Inlet manifold to AFM had a crack underneath"

also...

"You could maybe try a good Fuel Injector cleaner and run it through to clear off some of the crap built up in the system?"

When the car struggles to idle, can you smell petrol at all?

Good idea i'll do that tomorrow, is there any tape or bandage you can use to block the holes or would it need a new hose

Hmm Fuel injector cleaner, not heard of that i'll give that a try as well.

I dont smell any petrol when the engine is idling no, thanks for your advice

Originally Posted by dkmech

Both me and my dad had similar problems.

In my case it was a lambda zond and a stepper mottor that needed replacing. (250 quid with labour i think).
In my fathers case it was an air valve or summing - i think that was 150 quid (or might've been 250 again, i forget).

To find out properly they'd need to read in the error code. Which is about 30 quid on its own.

Hope this helps.

I did a search on google and i did get stepper motor come up, i hope it dont cost much, as i just just paid out for the car £1000 so fingers crossed it's not that bad