Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 almost stalls when idle,foot on clutch = ok

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Fri 29 Jan 2010 13:10
99 1.8 almost stalls when idle,foot on clutch = ok - Simonss
Hi,

Just drove the car back from the garage after having a cracked water pipe replaced.

On the drive back the car would almost stall when sitting at lights idling. When I put my foot on the clutch the car was ok.

Problems started when the engine overheated due to the cracked pipe. It overheated whilst i was parked up (engine still running) sitting outside a shop after a 50mile motorway drive and then a short drive from motorway to the shop.

We got the car towed home after it began to stall, i turned off the engine after noticing steam coming from under the bonnet.

I then drove it the 2.5 miles to the garage refilling the water once on the way.

Any ideas why it might be almost stalling since this all happened?

Thanks,
Simon

Edited by Simonss on 29/01/2010 at 13:11

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Fri 29 Jan 2010 14:20
99 1.8 almost stalls when idle,foot on clutch = ok - Peter.N.
Is this a diesel? If so there is a idle speed adjustment on the pump.
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Fri 29 Jan 2010 14:22
99 1.8 almost stalls when idle,foot on clutch = ok - Peter.N.
Sorry, misread your post, thought for some reason it was a Mondeo

Edited by Peter.N. on 29/01/2010 at 14:22

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Fri 29 Jan 2010 14:29
99 1.8 almost stalls when idle,foot on clutch = ok - Simonss
Yeah this is a petrol.
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