AWD stalling at idle

[leadfoot6]

why did I write TPS in my post above? I actually meant the ISC of course.
I went through a bit of trouble with mine a while back and ended up having to clean the throttle body and replace the ISC, so I dont exoect to get those two terms mixed up.
Brain fade.
Anyhow WytWun has it covered.

To avoid adding to the confusion, are you able to go to the previous post within 24 hours and change it to the correct abbreviation?

Or is the "edit" function not working for you?

Some say they are not able to "edit" since the forum upgrade a few months ago, but I can without any trouble.

If not, consider deleting the post and start it again?

Thanks.

I don't know why, but there is much incorrect "jargon" and incorrect abbreviations used in these threads.

It does not make troubleshooting any easier.

An effort to minimise confusion will be appreciated by most.

[leadfoot6]

Hi guys, after a bit more investigation I have figured that the problem is one of a slow idle.

The car seems to now stall continuously when the air conditioner is on (and the idle drops as a result). Also, it doesn't seem to stall when in park or neutral (i.e. when the revs are a little higher), only in drive or reverse. A bit like the old school cars when you had the lights, wipers and heater/air-con going all at once.....the revs dropped quite a bit.

I took the car to Mistsubishi a while ago and they said they adjusted the idle, but I don't know what they did exactly....

So how do I increase the idle, do I use the screw (not sure where this is as yet), or just reset the ECU?? I am seeing another mechanic on Monday so hopefully he has some idea.

Cheers

Dont touch the screw, the TCU will automatically adjust any tweaking you do and back it again.....

<SNIP>

Follow this thread:

https://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/sh...=107439&page=1


from start to finish.....it's only 3 pages, which demonstrates that adjusting the idle screw provides the desired result where idle was too high.

I don't see why it would not work with a low idle.....provided that an incorrect idle setting is the cause of your problem.

For a long while I thought that an incorrect idle setting might have been my problem of stalling as we have discussed, but ultimately it turned out to be a failing AFM(air flow meter).

I never made a single attempt to change my idle setting in any way.....just thought about it and read every thread related to it.

Only the AFM change cured the problem.

Here is a link to an image showing the idle screw at the top of the throttle body:

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=m...JV0HKcLzRjzmM:

[KWAWD]

To avoid adding to the confusion, are you able to go to the previous post within 24 hours and change it to the correct abbreviation?

Or is the "edit" function not working for you?

Some say they are not able to "edit" since the forum upgrade a few months ago, but I can without any trouble.

If not, consider deleting the post and start it again?
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No edit or delete buttons.
I lost the ability to edit my own posts a while back, which is unfortunate because I always seem to make a typo that I cant see until 2 seconds after I've actually posted!