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Stoobin · Mar 19th, 2009, 21:13

Hi all,
I've just bought a '93 440 turbo with 130K miles on the clock. It drives well, the engine seems strong, pulls well and it idles steadily however I've noticed an odd problem and hope you guys could shed some light or offer some advice.

When i rev the engine it seems fine, holds its revs then drops to a steady idle however if I lightly hold the throttle open, as if I am trying to hold 900-1200 Rpm the engine stutters and unless i either let off the accelerator or push the accelerator harder it stalls. Its an odd one because It will quite happily hold at 2000rpm it just seems that at very slight throttle openings it is not at all happy.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Mar 19th, 2009, 21:13	#1
Stoobin New Member Last Online: Sep 8th, 2017 19:06 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bridgend	'93 440 Turbo low rev problem Hi all, I've just bought a '93 440 turbo with 130K miles on the clock. It drives well, the engine seems strong, pulls well and it idles steadily however I've noticed an odd problem and hope you guys could shed some light or offer some advice. When i rev the engine it seems fine, holds its revs then drops to a steady idle however if I lightly hold the throttle open, as if I am trying to hold 900-1200 Rpm the engine stutters and unless i either let off the accelerator or push the accelerator harder it stalls. Its an odd one because It will quite happily hold at 2000rpm it just seems that at very slight throttle openings it is not at all happy. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks!