Maggsy Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 HI GUYS. LOOKING FOR A 'HOW TO' TO CLEAN THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE. TO BE HONEST NOT EVEN SURE WHERE IT IS ON A 2.0L FOCUS? IS IT IN THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE SIDE OF IT?? I AM ASSUMING THEY CAN JUST BE CLEANED WITH CARB CLEANER AND PUT BACK ON??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_1984 Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 how to: http://www.explorer4x4.com/iac.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 how to: http://www.explorer4x4.com/iac.htm cleaning rarely works its the internal electronics that usually go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggsy Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 changing the icv on a 2.0 sounds like hard work as i think its inside the throttle body?? may get one from scrappy to see if it sorts out idle prob, that way i'll have an idea how it comes apart lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 changing the icv on a 2.0 sounds like hard work as i think its inside the throttle body?? may get one from scrappy to see if it sorts out idle prob, that way i'll have an idea how it comes apart lol. just read all the posts you have idle problems and a problem where the car feels like its braking without diagnostics you could replace loads of parts from a clogged fuel filter to a dodgy injector a faulty sensor or a faulty maf i think it would be cheaper to have diagnostics done first as these problems sound related in which case the idl control wont be the cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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