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my ford ka is running like crap?

do you guiys think it to be petrol or elec(dirty plugs)

when under idle or low revs it trys to cut out untilyou give it somepedal and it runs smoothly

KIRK IN NZ
April 2011
dave and nigel i used both tips and replaced plugs, now it goes like it should !thank you both.lots of brownie points for me tonight!!!!!

KIRK IN NZ
April 2011
many idle probs are dirty air filter,take it out and try it...if it idles ok , replace the filter,dont run without one.

david
April 2011
Clean the idle control valve

nigel
April 2011

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