idle control valve

[rich30mex]

Can anyone tell me at what point does the idle control valve kick in is it at a sertn amount or revs or temperature as I'm now getting fault code 57 and I wasn't before I rebuilt it my plan is to do the screwdriver test to see if I can feel it opening and closing but need to no when it's going to kick in
Thanks

[rich30mex]

Cheers

[rich30mex]

Is there anyother way to test this while it's on the car or is there a easy way to get it off with out stripping the hole manifold off

[bodgetastic]

You should be able to get it off without taking the manifold off, I would double check all the hoses first though

[rich30mex]

Right i have traced the wires back in the harniss from the control valve. put a pin in the live wire when NOT running put a live to it, u can hear the valve open and close then tryed it when running and it makes the revs clim when putting a live wire to the pin.so I think the the valve is fine but it will not working from it's own power supply ????????

[rich30mex]

Iv managed to get the valve out and it's fine when wire to a 12v battery it opens and closes freely cheked the valtage to the 2 pin plug and I'm only getting 4.8v does that sound right

[rich30mex]

Iv managed to get the valve out and it's fine when wire to a 12v battery it opens and closes freely cheked the valtage to the 2 pin plug and I'm only getting 4.8v does that sound right

[rich30mex]

Stripped it down rebuilt it again and it's no longer showing code 57 it's now showing the original code of code 69 which I thought I had solved

[rich30mex]

Nothing apart from moving a pipe which was kinked, the short 1 from the icv