stalling...

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:27 pm

hey guys,

i have a 96 GPX manual

over the last week or so ive been noticing this problem with my car. after accelerating up to say 60km/h sometimes i put my car into neutral and let it roll (say im going down a hill or something). this last week or so, when i put it into neutral the revs will drop very low almost to the point of stalling ( all the dash lights will come on, then it finds idle again) or even stalling sometimes. the same thing happens if im moving slowly in traffic and i put the clutch in and come to a stop.......
i got no idea what it might be and its slowly starting to happen more often
any help will be much appreciated!

cheers

Teania · Post by **Teania** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:27 pm

Can I ask a silly question - why do you put it in neutral when going down hill?

Putting it in Neutral removes a lot of your control over your car

Post by **dstocks** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:30 pm

Not that im an expert, but after reading one of the posts from earlier in the week, Id say it was your stepper motor. Symptoms sound similar.

See Here:

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... pic&t=7152

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:02 pm

hrmm ok thanks i checked out that other post but mine starts straight away after it stalls..ill have to look up more about this stepper motor thing...is it expensive to replace if need be??

and by the way i only put it in neutral when im feeling lazy and cant be bothered to gear down......haha my bad

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:48 pm

Ho there - I had the same problem with mine last week. Would put the clutch down when coming to an intersection or roundabout, and she'd stall on me. And yes she'd start straight away afterwards.

Changed out the stepper motor (about NZ$200) from Kempys in NZ and she's back to her old self. Very easy to do - lift up the pipe from the airbox to the engine, unplug the stepper motor, 2 bolts and it's out.

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:52 pm

Or you can try cleaning it first... I tried this, and it lasted 2days before the problem came back

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MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:55 pm

cool thanks ill try cleaning it first tomorow and see how i go
hopefully i wont have to buy another stepper motor!

Post by **Bennoz** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:44 pm

If its not the stepper then its more than likey the TPS / IPS module.
TPS = Throttle Position Sensor
IPS = Idle Position Switch

The IPS/TPS are both housed in the black circular thing attached to the front of the throttlebody

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:30 pm

ok well if its one of those 2 how do i go about fiing them??

Post by **Bennoz** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:11 pm

MIVEC_GPX wrote:fiing them??

Elaborate please

Post by **smorison** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:28 pm

MIVEC_GPX wrote:ok well if its one of those 2 how do i go about fiing them??

chances are its covered in black carbon (its from the crankcase breather)

pull it off (8mm socket from memory could be 10mm)...
lots of wd40 and a screwdriver.

be VERY VERY careful you don't loose any of the little bits in side and clean it all gently

put it back together and on the car

some people say to reset the ecu i've never bothered with this myself as the car adjusts pretty quickly to a working stepper motor...

oh just a word of warning if your mech (or yourself) has adjusted the idle throttle chances are now it'll rev to 1500 ... you need a flat blade screwdriver and someone to tell you the idle off the instrument cluster set it to around 750 in neutral and all should be good.

have fun it only takes about 30minutes to clean

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:52 pm

ok cool thanks a lot for your help guys...now hopefully ill find some time to try fix it!

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