Hi,

I have a ford ka 98 reg, not every time but a fair amount of times when im braking my engine cuts out.

I have heard a lot about the idle control valve so iv tried cleaning it with no result. Then I replaced it with one from a scrap yard yesterday and engine just died with it was fitted. So today i got another one from scrap yard and car works fine but the problem is still there.

The guy at the scrap yard went off to test the latest one he gave me on an engine so it should be working. So is there a way of checking my supply to the valve or the valve itself, or is the problem nothing to do with the ICV in the first place.

Verity, September 2008

Thanks Martin,

Wot do you mean by valve clearances?

Verity, September 2008

try checking valve clearances if they too tight they cut out at junctions etc
could also be a fault with throttle position sensor (tps)or wiring to it plug also tps plug should have gold coloured terminals in it

martin, September 2008