Wheelnut Posted 10, May 2016 Report Share Posted 10, May 2016 Hi there! Bought a blood orange 225 a few months ago. It's a 2005 model and was obviously a much loved possession of its former owner Dan. We (wife and I) have enjoyed driving it around Adelaide and hills. Have put new Michelin tyres on it which induced uncontained joy ) Having issues though with fast idle at random times which is becoming tiresome as is happening more and more. Any suggestions / feedback would be appreciated. Renault dealer service team haven't yet solved the problem (took it there for service). Cheers, Wheelnut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clixx-io Posted 10, May 2016 Report Share Posted 10, May 2016 That's most likely to be a vacuum leak. They're not so easy to locate on a 225 either because access to the Intake area is inhibited. It's worth checking/replacing the Injector o-rings because with heat and 10-years, they'd be due for replacement about now if not already done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelnut Posted 10, May 2016 Author Report Share Posted 10, May 2016 Thanks for that clixx-io, will have a look at the Injector o-rings. Much appreciate the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSA Posted 10, May 2016 Report Share Posted 10, May 2016 Welcome mate. Glad you found us [emoji106] Have you tried running her on 95 Ron instead of 98? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelnut Posted 10, May 2016 Author Report Share Posted 10, May 2016 Hi DanSA Have been meaning to join for a while! We only ever run her on 98.... Why do you think that would make a difference? We can give it a try, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple3337 Posted 10, May 2016 Report Share Posted 10, May 2016 Probably referring to this. It's a fuel quality issue in Clio 3. http://www.ozrenaultsport.com/index.php?/topic/25422-severe-cold-start-issues/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSA Posted 10, May 2016 Report Share Posted 10, May 2016 Yep, that's it. With it getting cooler I wouldn't worry running 95 and see if it makes a difference. It made a huge diff to the Clio. When you say a fast idle, is is random and self curing, or does it come down with a blip on the throttle? Has the throttle body been cleaned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelnut Posted 11, May 2016 Author Report Share Posted 11, May 2016 Fast idle means it gains revs up to between 2 to 3000 rpm. It's random and not self curing. A throttle blip doesn't seem to help although it can delay it?! This is happening more and more regularly which is frustrating considering it's been to the Renault service department twice. The first time, it had the throttle body cleaned and they carried out relearns. A month later, they swapped over accelerator pedals and checked values ... Also found a pcv/evap pipe broken and replaced it. Refitted original pedal, carried out several road tests and all ok. It was then ok for a little while but the problem soon came back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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