high idle 1998 240 v6

[rotaxman]

Hi All,
a couple of months ago my idle went up to 1500 when warm,next day all was ok ,I have had maf issues for ages,so changed the maf and its like a new car,but the high idle has now returned and it didnt reset after being left overnight,any ideas ?
ps new maf e-b-a-y £50.00 delivered for bosch,what a difference it made better watch the speeding now !!

 

[television]

Yours then will be the 112, I have never heard of this one,could it be on the fly by wire.

I will look up this evening to see if anything is listed

 

[rotaxman]

thanks Television,you really are wealth of knowledge and a top person

 

[rotaxman]

sorted it out

Sorted the high idling issue,there is a cable from the pedal to a variable restister type thingy that is on the nearside bulkhead high up,just under the bonnet,it was stuck slightly open,a bit of wd40 and lots of wiggling type movement freed it up,all is ok now.c240 and c320 owners check it out if high idling,and also buy a maf for £50.00 from ebay genuine bosch part better than paying £80.00 for diags then having to buy one anyway.
so much for fly by wire eh.
my maf probs were going into limp home when slightly hard accelerating,worse when cold,also went into limp home when warm and revs went above 4000,its so much better now,strange how you get used to the lower power,well worth the £50.00,also passed its mot with the bad maf 2 weeks ago,cleaning helped it a bit,but best to replace it for £50.00

 

[television]

Good work, all sorted, it would have worried me as it is not one that we have had before.

You are right what you say about the MAF,why pay to be told its that, even it it was not the problem,the chances are that you would need it in the future anyway, and there is no sell by date.