Citroen Saxo (1997 - 2003) - 1999 1.1i - idle/carb

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Fri 14 Mar 2008 14:57
1999 1.1i - idle/carb - rjtyrell
Just wondering if anyone can help.

I have finally changed my stepper motor (bosch monopoint) as well as the carb as it was all connected and easier to do. The car now starts fine.

How do I check if the car is running rich as such or do the electrical cables sort all of that out?, and can I automatically adjust the idle??

Thanks,

Richard.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 14/03/2008 at 18:47

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Fri 14 Mar 2008 15:17
idle/carb, 1999 1.1i - Screwloose
Richard

The fuelling is controlled by the ECU using exhaust-gas oxygen monitoring. Provided that your replacement throttle body [it's not a carb] was EXACTLY the same part number as the old one, it should all work. If not; you'll have created a horrible mis-match.

There is no manual adjustment of the idle needed - the ECU programming constantly controls that too.
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