High Idle

[NB12]

Back in a Transit as my works van, a 110/115? Trend on a 10 plate with 50k on her. Nice van and the best iv had yet. However it idles at 900rpm, no hunting just a bit high. When driving if I knock it out of gear it idles at 800rpm but when stationary 900 again. I removed the map sensor and it was gunged up so cleaned with petrol as everyone else seems to have done but there has been no noticable differance. Any ideas?.

[Wasizzle]

I was told that a faulty accelerator pedel causes this as its electronically controlled.

[ake]

A faulty pedal would usually cause a higher idle than that, if the idle is stable, and stays around that mark I would leave it alone

[NB12]

Left my job today and the Transit, put 100k on it in two years and it never let me down once. The idle remained the same the whole time never caused any trouble.

[mjsroofing]

My van does exactly the same.

I've asked about it on here before and didn't seem to get anywhere.

As soon as you go over 5mph the revs go down to 800 rpm.

[Zarz]

Back in a Transit as my works van, a 110/115? Trend on a 10 plate with 50k on her. Nice van and the best iv had yet. However it idles at 900rpm, no hunting just a bit high. When driving if I knock it out of gear it idles at 800rpm but when stationary 900 again. I removed the map sensor and it was gunged up so cleaned with petrol as everyone else seems to have done but there has been no noticable differance. Any ideas?.

Hi NB12, ^ This is EXACTLY what is happening with my 2011 transit I just purchased. Prior to buying this one, I already have a 2012 Transit. The 2012 transit idles on 800rpm and when in 6th gear sits on 1650rpm. With this 2011 transit, it idles on 900rpm and sits on 1900rpm when in 6th gear. The shift indicator light is a bit out of wack too on the 2011 transit and stays green with in 5th gear on 80klm hr(its giving me the S#%TS). When i'm sitting on 80klm hr in my 2012 transit the light stays off?
I noticed that you updated your post to state that youve done 100k's with do probs and hadnt fixed it, have you still not fixed it?
Could anyone else shed some light on how i could lower the idling revs a tad?
Will I burn through more fuel?
TIA, Cheers

[ake]

Back in a Transit as my works van, a 110/115? Trend on a 10 plate with 50k on her. Nice van and the best iv had yet. However it idles at 900rpm, no hunting just a bit high. When driving if I knock it out of gear it idles at 800rpm but when stationary 900 again. I removed the map sensor and it was gunged up so cleaned with petrol as everyone else seems to have done but there has been no noticable differance. Any ideas?.

Hi NB12, ^ This is EXACTLY what is happening with my 2011 transit I just purchased. Prior to buying this one, I already have a 2012 Transit. The 2012 transit idles on 800rpm and when in 6th gear sits on 1650rpm. With this 2011 transit, it idles on 900rpm and sits on 1900rpm when in 6th gear. The shift indicator light is a bit out of wack too on the 2011 transit and stays green with in 5th gear on 80klm hr(its giving me the S#%TS). When i'm sitting on 80klm hr in my 2012 transit the light stays off?
I noticed that you updated your post to state that youve done 100k's with do probs and hadnt fixed it, have you still not fixed it?
Could anyone else shed some light on how i could lower the idling revs a tad?
Will I burn through more fuel?
TIA, Cheers

You can't. It's controlled by the ecu, and will be between 8 and 900 rpm depending on software version

[mjsroofing]

Back in a Transit as my works van, a 110/115? Trend on a 10 plate with 50k on her. Nice van and the best iv had yet. However it idles at 900rpm, no hunting just a bit high. When driving if I knock it out of gear it idles at 800rpm but when stationary 900 again. I removed the map sensor and it was gunged up so cleaned with petrol as everyone else seems to have done but there has been no noticable differance. Any ideas?.

Mine still does exactly the same with no change.

[AndyG]

It's designed to work exactly as you've described
There is nothing wrong
It's meant to be like that
It also means you have the anti stall software, so manoeuvring the van (even on an incline) means you don't have to touch the accelerator pedal

[Zarz]

Thank you Ake, Mjs roofing and Andy G. You have all satisfied my concerns and I feel a lot better about it now.
Thanks heaps guys
Cheers, Zarz

[mjsroofing]

It's designed to work exactly as you've described
There is nothing wrong
It's meant to be like that
It also means you have the anti stall software, so manoeuvring the van (even on an incline) means you don't have to touch the accelerator pedal

Hi Andy, while I'm not disagreeing with you , I did test this theory and it does do anything when you try to pull off without touching the accelerator pedal except for stalling if your on a hill.
I still think there is a slight fault and maybe needs an software upgrade, I havnt had time to plug mine in to see.

[ake]

It's designed to work exactly as you've described
There is nothing wrong
It's meant to be like that
It also means you have the anti stall software, so manoeuvring the van (even on an incline) means you don't have to touch the accelerator pedal

Hi Andy, while I'm not disagreeing with you , I did test this theory and it does do anything when you try to pull off without touching the accelerator pedal except for stalling if your on a hill.
I still think there is a slight fault and maybe needs an software upgrade, I havnt had time to plug mine in to see.

Yours obviously doesn't have antistall

[mjsroofing]

It's designed to work exactly as you've described
There is nothing wrong
It's meant to be like that
It also means you have the anti stall software, so manoeuvring the van (even on an incline) means you don't have to touch the accelerator pedal

Hi Andy, while I'm not disagreeing with you , I did test this theory and it does do anything when you try to pull off without touching the accelerator pedal except for stalling if your on a hill.
I still think there is a slight fault and maybe needs an software upgrade, I havnt had time to plug mine in to see.

Yours obviously doesn't have antistall

What's with the high tick over then ?

[ake]

Hi Andy, while I'm not disagreeing with you , I did test this theory and it does do anything when you try to pull off without touching the accelerator pedal except for stalling if your on a hill.
I still think there is a slight fault and maybe needs an software upgrade, I havnt had time to plug mine in to see.

Yours obviously doesn't have antistall

What's with the high tick over then ?

It will pull away even uphill, with no revs if you have antistall

[AndyG]

Perhaps yours does need a software update (as already mentioned)

Next meet, if I'm in my MK7, come and try it out