1999 Vauxhall Astra high revs

Car: Vauxhall Astra
Year: 1999
Variant: 1.6 lx
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
when i am going slow and i change into a low gear my revs stay at 2000revs. and i have to rev it to the redline to get the revs to drop back to normal. can anyone help??
Posted: Feb 3, 2011 (13 years ago)
Check / clean idle control valve / throttle body.
Posted Feb 3, 2011 (13 years ago)
check throttle cable and lubricate throttle linkage if sticking
Posted Feb 3, 2011 (13 years ago)

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