Soldato
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Recently my car has been stalling when I slow to a stop. This doesn't happen all the time but it does happen all the time when I slow to a stop going down a hill.
I don't know if this is a related problem but when the car is idling, it seems to "struggle" to idle. As in, it dips below the 800 rpm mark for a second then comes back up - as opposed to just sitting at 800 rpm with no problem.
Now, recently I serviced the car myself. I did the usual oil change, filters changed including a fuel filter change, spark plugs etc. Could the servicing be related to this problem?
At a guess I'd say the Idle Control Valve would need cleaning/replacing but I'm up for suggestions. My car is an x reg Ford Focus.
Ta
I don't know if this is a related problem but when the car is idling, it seems to "struggle" to idle. As in, it dips below the 800 rpm mark for a second then comes back up - as opposed to just sitting at 800 rpm with no problem.
Now, recently I serviced the car myself. I did the usual oil change, filters changed including a fuel filter change, spark plugs etc. Could the servicing be related to this problem?
At a guess I'd say the Idle Control Valve would need cleaning/replacing but I'm up for suggestions. My car is an x reg Ford Focus.
Ta
