Some help for a noob (Car won't start)

[LouieWithAnE]

I have a Ford FiestaLX 2003 petrol.

It's getting pretty cold now and the last 2 days my car has not been starting properly. When I start the engine the revs go up and then normally they drop down to about 1, but at the moment they go all the way to 0 and the car doesn't start. the only way I can get the car moving is by using the accelerator to force more revs so it will move. however, when I stop the car at the junction right by my house, it doesn't stall, it just stops. I have no idea what the problem could be, a friend of mine suggested it could be the choke,  but I don't know where the choke is on my car. any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Louie

[Russ]

8 minutes ago, LouieWithAnE said:

I have a Ford FiestaLX 2003 petrol.

It's getting pretty cold now and the last 2 days my car has not been starting properly. When I start the engine the revs go up and then normally they drop down to about 1, but at the moment they go all the way to 0 and the car doesn't start. the only way I can get the car moving is by using the accelerator to force more revs so it will move. however, when I stop the car at the junction right by my house, it doesn't stall, it just stops. I have no idea what the problem could be, a friend of mine suggested it could be the choke,  but I don't know where the choke is on my car. any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Louie

Cars don’t have chokes (as such) these days as it’s all controlled electronically. ‘If’ you have any friends able to do (or know how to do) work on a car, get them to clean the throttle body and very lightly lubricate the pin on the butterfly valve as it could be dirty/gummed up giving the symptoms you describe. You could also look on YouTube for videos on how to clean a throttle body.