my car is idling at 2000 rpm. any ideas?

[Daniel]

2003 172. It only started doing it today.

 

[edde]

Check for intake air gaps.

also check the throttle potentiometers

 

[Jay Payne]

vaccumn pipe off. Dirty throttle body

 

[Daniel]

vaccumn pipe off. Dirty throttle body

I cleaned the engine bay today. would that have affected it?

 

[Jay Payne]

check if you knocked off any pipes around the manifold/throttle body

 

[Daniel]

Ok. will do. Expect a call later if i find anything!!

 

[ijaen]

I vote for a loose vaccum pipe

 

[Middo]

had exactly this on my car, before dave realised he'd forgot to reconnect it lmao

 

[mini-valver]

Lol, I realised what I'd done as soon as I looked at the rev counter!

 

[Tizer]

idle control valve sorted mine out £58 from renault

 

[Jay Payne]

^ Phase 2 dont have them.

 

[Peperami]

As said, dirty throttle body, potentiometer, vacuum pipe or something in that area being loose will cause this.

Or just being a tit and pressure washing your engine :rasp:

 

[Mells]

pressure washing ftl.

I so nearly did this earlier to mine, but didnt, glad now.