Sai
New Member
Hey folks,
So my pretty stock (at the moment) 2000 CE 1.5 Lancer has a problem with idling rough.
It drives ok and runs fine over 1,000 rpm but when you come to a stop say at traffic lights it'll drop down to as low as 400 rpm and usually fixes itself and then idles at about 800, though it may idle roughly sometimes even then..
When you start it when the engine is completely cold it won't idle for about a minute (or if it does it'll be rough as *fudge*) and then it seems to decide it likes running.
Sometimes when you're crossing along at say 80kph and you accelerate a little to go up a hill it seems a little sluggish then it'll run fine if you adjust the accelerator a little.
I've had the car for only a couple of weeks now, I've run 2 bottles of injector cleaner thru it, I now run it on 98 as well..
Just to tick off a few boxes I've already given it an oil and filter change, new air cleaner, new spark plugs. I'm yet to pull off the dizzy cap and check that it's not all corroded inside.
I'd really like any suggestions that you've got, sadly after not finishing my apprenticeship with Mitsubishi and not having had many efi vehicles in a little stumped... My next thought was to start swapping out sensors from one at the wreckers..
Once I've rectified this issue I will be looking at what mods I can do.
Cheers,
Sai
So my pretty stock (at the moment) 2000 CE 1.5 Lancer has a problem with idling rough.
It drives ok and runs fine over 1,000 rpm but when you come to a stop say at traffic lights it'll drop down to as low as 400 rpm and usually fixes itself and then idles at about 800, though it may idle roughly sometimes even then..
When you start it when the engine is completely cold it won't idle for about a minute (or if it does it'll be rough as *fudge*) and then it seems to decide it likes running.
Sometimes when you're crossing along at say 80kph and you accelerate a little to go up a hill it seems a little sluggish then it'll run fine if you adjust the accelerator a little.
I've had the car for only a couple of weeks now, I've run 2 bottles of injector cleaner thru it, I now run it on 98 as well..
Just to tick off a few boxes I've already given it an oil and filter change, new air cleaner, new spark plugs. I'm yet to pull off the dizzy cap and check that it's not all corroded inside.
I'd really like any suggestions that you've got, sadly after not finishing my apprenticeship with Mitsubishi and not having had many efi vehicles in a little stumped... My next thought was to start swapping out sensors from one at the wreckers..
Once I've rectified this issue I will be looking at what mods I can do.
Cheers,
Sai