Hello all,
Hoping for a bit of help here - never had to diagnose emissions problems before.
The Micra is a 2001 K11 1.0 coilpack version. Had it tested at two different garages with the following results (permitted ranges in brackets)
GARAGE 1
Fast idle CO - 0.06 (0.20) PASS
Fast idle HC - 20 (200) PASS
Fast idle Lambda - 1.014 (0.970 - 1.030) PASS
Natural idle - 1.36 (0.30) FAIL
GARAGE 2
Fast idle CO - 0.063 (0.200) PASS
Fast idle HC - 50 (200) PASS
Fast idle Lambda - 1.004 (0.970 - 1.030) PASS
Natural idle - 5.430 (0.300) FAIL
Between the two tests I tried a few things including cleaning the idle control valve, Italian tune-up, new plugs, etc, but the second set of results are worse. The first garage wanted to replace both O2 sensors and the catalytic convertor, but at a cost more than the car's worth!
Note at no point did the engine management light come on (apart from for 1 minute after I first drove with the new spark plugs in).
I got an OBD scanner (OBDLink SX to link to a laptop) which gave only one fault for STORED fault codes - P0120, indicating an incorrect voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor. However, on clearing the code and running the engine again, I couldn't get the code to come back again. On checking the resistance on the TPS with the sensor disconnected I'm getting 2Kohm regardless of accelerator pedal position. But no further fault code.
As the emissions are fine on the fast idle, I'm inclined to disregard the suggestion to replace O2 sensors and catalytic convertor and concentrate on the TPS and/or throttle body. Right or wrong?
Advice, please!
Regards,Rob
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