URGENT - Please help me get my Mini to Sunday Service!
Discussion
OK, I know it's last minute, but I've just started the Mini for the first time in about a month.
It's running at a very fast idle even when warm (about 1500 rpm). It's a '92 old-style Mini Cooper 1300, and has always been fine up to now! I've checked for obvious problems like birds nesting in the air intake etc. and all cables etc. seem to be connected.
There's a yellow pipe/cable on the air intake. Disconnecting that doesn't change (no improvement/worsening). Also disconnecting the green connector (temperature sensor?) inside the air filter body doesn't produce any change.
The car has an automatic choke, but I don't think this is sticking on as the car runs fine - doesn't splutter to a halt. It's just like the throttle is a bit stuck open.
For the rest, the car drives fine, accelerates as keenly as ever.
Can anyone suggest where I need to look?
Failing that, what is the general consensus? Bring it like it is - could it be causing any damage? I've done a 20 minute run to get everything warmed through and it runs fine.
We're coming from just outside Gent in Belgium, and I really want to bring the Mini back to its spiritual home!
It's running at a very fast idle even when warm (about 1500 rpm). It's a '92 old-style Mini Cooper 1300, and has always been fine up to now! I've checked for obvious problems like birds nesting in the air intake etc. and all cables etc. seem to be connected.
There's a yellow pipe/cable on the air intake. Disconnecting that doesn't change (no improvement/worsening). Also disconnecting the green connector (temperature sensor?) inside the air filter body doesn't produce any change.
The car has an automatic choke, but I don't think this is sticking on as the car runs fine - doesn't splutter to a halt. It's just like the throttle is a bit stuck open.
For the rest, the car drives fine, accelerates as keenly as ever.
Can anyone suggest where I need to look?
Failing that, what is the general consensus? Bring it like it is - could it be causing any damage? I've done a 20 minute run to get everything warmed through and it runs fine.
We're coming from just outside Gent in Belgium, and I really want to bring the Mini back to its spiritual home!
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