Ford Escort eratic idle

Car: Ford Escort
Variant: 1.6 lx
Model Year: 1995
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
Hi all

My daughters escort has a very eratic idle speed. On the odd ocassion it has also stalled when changing down gears.Very dangerous as you loose brakes and steering. Thanks.
Posted: Jan 15, 2012 (12 years ago)
chances are it`s the idle control valve or a loose/ cracked pipe somewhere on the inlet side. Any tiny crack will let air in and upset the idle.
You will need to be systermatic and thougherly check each pipe and connection.
Posted Jan 15, 2012 (12 years ago)

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