The V8 Owners Forum -

Stephen, Before I reclaimed mine from the garage they reckoned it was the Air Flow Meter (at a shade under £400 for a new one). They were convinced it was the Air flow meter and said they change it (an easy job) and if it didn't fix it they swap it back and I'd only pay the labour. Well, they were w...

Peter (Green V8S), Many thanks for that. "It normally parks in the fully open position when you switch off. (If you switch on, then switch off again you should be able to hear this.)" Yes, it looked fully open when I had it out (the spring was fully compressed). Also, I did connect it up a...

GreenV8S, This has got quite confusing. What Haynes calls an Air By-Pass Valve is what LR call an Idle Control Valve and what most people, it seems, seem to know as a Stepper Motor. I checked with the manual, and Haynes use the word 'Fool' not trick but in essence its still the same - the valve open...

GreenV8S I'm not sure if you're responding to Stephen's original problem, or the post I made offering another avenue to persue. You said: The stepper motor doesn't "trick" anything, it simply lets are past the throttle. The air is metered and will have the correct fuel added exactly the sa...

Stephen, Reckon I've got a similar problem - see my first post on another forum, and my last - which may also help you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Post: Discovery V8i (3.9 EFi) - Overfuelling Help! My Disco's V8 has turned into a fuel pump....