Element in charge of keeping the car running when it is not running, regulating the amount of air entering the engine.
LOCATION
Located on the throttle body valve or in the intake pipe.
MOST COMMON FAULTS:
- Obstruction or dirt on the component in closed or open position
- Oxidation of external and internal connections
- Malfunctioning of opening or closing micromotors
- Loss of tightness due to cracks
- Valve stem blockage
COMMON FAULT SYMPTOMS
- Unstable idle speed (too low or too high)
- Uncontrolled rpm increase
- Revolutions too low
- Unstable revolutions
- Vehicle shuts off if the driver does not press the accelerator pedal
