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Andy
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Hi,
[Fiat Bravo 1.6SX 16v, 1999 S-reg, 83k]
I was on my way to work this morning and got to some heavy traffic. I'd been doing a steady 70mph for about 10 miles prior to that.
Once I'd stopped in the heavy stuff, I noticed that when I put the car in neutral, revs shot up to 4000 and stayed there - pretty noisy. Dipping the clutch had no effect on this. The only way to stop it was to turn the engine off when I had to stop. On restarting the car, revs went back up again. Once the gears were engaged and the car was moving, the problem was not so obvious, but it did feel as though the choke was engaging and pushing the revs up to 2000 when my foot was off the gas.
When changing gear, revs would again go up to 4000 until the gear was engaged. After a while, the problem eased a little, with revs fluctuating between 1000 and 1500 in 1 second intervals.
Has anyone had this before? Does it sound expensive to fix? The car was only serviced and MOT'd 6 weeks ago. A friend suggests that maybe a thermostat has died, or that the choke is playing up.
Thanks,
Andy
[Fiat Bravo 1.6SX 16v, 1999 S-reg, 83k]
I was on my way to work this morning and got to some heavy traffic. I'd been doing a steady 70mph for about 10 miles prior to that.
Once I'd stopped in the heavy stuff, I noticed that when I put the car in neutral, revs shot up to 4000 and stayed there - pretty noisy. Dipping the clutch had no effect on this. The only way to stop it was to turn the engine off when I had to stop. On restarting the car, revs went back up again. Once the gears were engaged and the car was moving, the problem was not so obvious, but it did feel as though the choke was engaging and pushing the revs up to 2000 when my foot was off the gas.
When changing gear, revs would again go up to 4000 until the gear was engaged. After a while, the problem eased a little, with revs fluctuating between 1000 and 1500 in 1 second intervals.
Has anyone had this before? Does it sound expensive to fix? The car was only serviced and MOT'd 6 weeks ago. A friend suggests that maybe a thermostat has died, or that the choke is playing up.
Thanks,
Andy