TD John
New Member
Had a similar problem on my K series Rover last week. Revs just went up and set idle over 2000 rpm, blip throttle and they came down until it felt like doing it again.
Took connector off throttle sensor (throttle pedal in Freebie) and plugged it on and off a few times, this cleaned the contacts and it has not done it since.
Dodgy contact sends wrong (high) resistance to ecu, ecu thinks you are accelerating and increases engine revs for you.
Give it a try - cheap fix.
Took connector off throttle sensor (throttle pedal in Freebie) and plugged it on and off a few times, this cleaned the contacts and it has not done it since.
Dodgy contact sends wrong (high) resistance to ecu, ecu thinks you are accelerating and increases engine revs for you.
Give it a try - cheap fix.
Bbroomlea
New Member
It sounds like it might be a sticking throttle position sensor - not sure about the LR but expect its the same a MGR cars in that it can be reset quite easily - worth a try at least before moving onto something more tricky or expensive.
Whilst the ignition is set on position 2 - fully press the accelerator 6 times quickly, switch the ignition fully off for 30 seconds and then try re-starting.
Whilst the ignition is set on position 2 - fully press the accelerator 6 times quickly, switch the ignition fully off for 30 seconds and then try re-starting.
