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ICV on 2.2 Zafira

Hi All

I have had my 2.2 Zafira for a week and have started having the odd problem with eratic idling and being a pain to start (it starts then dies). It always seems to happen when it is warm and has been stopped for a few minutes. I presume from what I have seen that this is a classic ICV issue and a good clean up should sort it.

I bought a haynes manual for it but it does not mention an ICV for the 2.2. It talks about an idle stepper motor on all other engines but does not mention it on my engine. By the way I wonder how much they have to invest in printing machines to print on such low quality paper. The complexity of cars must have doubled in the past 20 years but the manuals are thinner now then they ever used to be (or maybe they just miss big bits out).

So the question is does it have one? If so where abouts on the throttle body is it? I have taken the cover off and had a look and cannot see one.

The dealer I bought the car off will sort it this time but I presume it will happen again at a later date so it would be good to know what to do next time it happens.

Any help appreciated.

Paul

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Paul Edwards
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It doesn't have a stepper motor as such - just give the throttle butterfly area a really good clean.

Reply to
me140

I like the sound of that Mik, but I think the problem from a commercial point of view is that the number of home mechanics is going down ( IMHO anyway) whilst cars are becoming more and more complex, from an electronics point of view, leaving very little scope for the DIY mechanic to do anything anyway. Plus, with the increasing use of multiplex wiring systems with proprietary protocols even basic fault code reading / debugging is becoming difficult :-(.

Hence the manuals would end up being very expensive to produce & sell, with a very small potential market.

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airsmoothed

Legislation requiring a manual on CD free with the car would be nice.

There are emerging wikis for some cars.

Reply to
Ian Stirling

wiring systems with proprietary protocols even basic fault

Yes, I agree. I would pay triple though if they would get into more detail. But then..... A lot car owners these days (IMHO) have so little interest that they struggle even to put top up fluids in the correct filler, despite being colour coded, Let alone read the handbook. Maybe its telling that three new haynes manuals are *Baby* *Man* and *sex* While I want one for a Fiat Panda Multijet ;) Mik

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Mik

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