Car keeps cutting out

[Thesnipergecko]

Symptoms:

When sitting idle, sometimes it revs slightly on its own between 1-2000 rpm.
Sometimes when sitting idle it just drops revs and cuts out.

When it drops revs i hit the accelerator to try and keep the revs up but it just doesnt want to know, it revs a little bit but then cuts out anyway.

Cars a 2.0 Peugeot 306 Xsi 1999 V reg.

Ive cleaned all the air filter out but its still doing the same.

Paul ...

 

[Thesnipergecko]

Idle control valve.

I fix PC's for a living whats a idle control valve and is it expensive

Paul ...

 

[Thesnipergecko]

No idea depends if its a unit that can be changed independently or if its fixed to a bigger bit.

Thanks for that mate, sounds like thats my problem, ill do some reading up on where to find the ICV and give it a clean tonight. If that doesnt work then it looks like a replacement.

Paul ...

 

[Thesnipergecko]

Its done it today and the temp outside is 30c does that count haha.

It also did it the other day when we had plenty of rain, i just thought it had gotten damp.

Ill have a look under the bonnet tonight, not sure what im looking for but ill have a look

Paul ...