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Help - Idle Actuator Fault

trucker1

trucker1

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When I started my 2010 R1200RT it idled rough. I plugged in my GS911 and it found 1 fault code for Idle actuator
( Cylinder 2, for R-Series). Do I simply change the actuator or could it be something else. Idle actuator's are not cheap. Does anyone know which is cylinder 2 ? Thanks for any info.
 
Before throwing money at it hoping to fix it - a bit of diagnostics would be good. The idle actuators are interchangeable. Swap them from cylinder to cylinder - see if the fault follows the actuator. If it does - chances are good it's an actuator problem (see the DIY section for how to clean them..) if it doesn't - look elsewhere for your problem.
 
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