Can a Kia Picanto have a bad throttle body?
If your Picanto is not letting enough air in at idle, it’ll struggle to keep running. The idle speed will keep jumping. Good luck diagnosing your Picanto’s bad throttle body issues. Most of the time, if it is the throttle body, it just needs cleaned.
How does Kia Idle Stop and go work?
Kia has had an eye on eco-friendly technologies for a while now, which is why they introduced their ISG system (Idle Stop and Go). How exactly does Kia ISG work? Kia’s ISG system automatically shuts off the engine when the vehicle is stuck in traffic, immediately starting it again when the driver needs to move.
Why does my car not start when idle?
Low engine compression caused by worn piston rings, cylinders and leaking valves. Faulty coolant and/or air temperature sensors gives your engine computer incorrect information resulting in improper air/fuel mixture.
Why is my stop start not working on my Kia?
There are huge amount of variables to get stop start working, you need a fully charged battery which takes a few motorway journeys to get there, a fully warmed engine. Pretty much comes down to having your car on for a long time. Mine took a week to start working as it was sat at the dealership for a month.
What does it mean when Kia Picanto won’t start?
The first and most common is when it won’t turn over. This just means that the engine doesn’t move when you turn the key. The second way that your Picanto won’t start is when the engine turns when you engage the starter, but it won’t fire and run on its own.
Kia has had an eye on eco-friendly technologies for a while now, which is why they introduced their ISG system (Idle Stop and Go). How exactly does Kia ISG work? Kia’s ISG system automatically shuts off the engine when the vehicle is stuck in traffic, immediately starting it again when the driver needs to move.
If your Picanto is not letting enough air in at idle, it’ll struggle to keep running. The idle speed will keep jumping. Good luck diagnosing your Picanto’s bad throttle body issues. Most of the time, if it is the throttle body, it just needs cleaned.
Low engine compression caused by worn piston rings, cylinders and leaking valves. Faulty coolant and/or air temperature sensors gives your engine computer incorrect information resulting in improper air/fuel mixture.