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[Chopsdad]

WD40 is not the lubricant I would use, it's a water dispersant

Try a light machine oil and see if it improves.

Something like 3in1 will help too.

[albitz]

thanks for the thoughts everyone,there is an icv on ebay at the moment if it is cheap enough i might have it  so i can try swapping to see if that cures the problem,trouble is swmbo now wants to dump it and get something more reliable  .....no chance

[Markie]

thanks for the thoughts everyone,there is an icv on ebay at the moment if it is cheap enough i might have it  so i can try swapping to see if that cures the problem,trouble is swmbo now wants to dump it and get something more reliable  .....no chance

it going to be omething simple - btw carb cleaner  
Not sure if i have a spare kicking about - i`ll try and get a chance to check...

[albitz]

thanks markie

[philhoward]

Mine stalls at junction and about to do the idle breather jet (in the Maintenance section)...might be worth a look..?

[albitz]

update;postie just delivered icv (thanks to chris ) went outside and fitted it,made no difference.the car is hard to start and every time the revs drop to about 600/700 the engine stops.i am now left with the code 19 problem,has the crank sensor really only lasted 10 weeks ? it was a genuine vx item and was routed well away from exhaust manifold :-/ :-/ :-/

[Markie]

well code 19 is either crank issue or stored crank issue from before - i reckon you have probably started the car 20 times since fitting the crank eh?

In other words the previous stored code should have gone by now....

[albitz]

yup,my thoughts exactly ,i just cant believe that its gone wrong so soon. if it has would it give the same symptoms as a dirty icv ? :-/

[Markie]

yup,my thoughts exactly ,i just cant believe that its gone wrong so soon. if it has would it give the same symptoms as a dirty icv ? :-/

NOT in my experience no - had the code 19 on an old omega estate - it ran and idled fine untill on day it refused to start and replaced sensor...

[albitz]

i replaced the sensor in jan.because eml was coming on and code 19,it was also a bit difficult to start,but there was no problem with idling.i am surprised that changing icv hasnt helped but having a code 19 is just confusing me further.the only other thing i can  think of is to clean the breathers ,but they have been done within the last year so i wouldnt have thought they are going to be in that bad shape really.i dont really know what to do next tbh,is there any way of testing an icv? :-/ :-/

[Albus Dumbledore]

Just a thought. Have you checked the airfilter? Or for cracks in the pipe from airfilter housing to inlet?

[albitz]

the airfilter is recent but it could be worth a look at the other bits thanks,im starting to feel desperate and confused

[Albus Dumbledore]

I understand you completely! Hope you find a quick fix

[albitz]

there might be some parts of a fire damaged omega in the for sale section tomorrow

[Albus Dumbledore]

? What happened??