Hello
New to The Mini Forum and the mini enthusiasts world and hoping to get some advice.
I'm the proud owner of a 1998 limited edition Paul Smith Rover Mini (with all the signature detailing, green rocker cover etc).
Has in the past few days start idling very high particularly once up to temperature. When sitting at traffic lights is now sticking anywhere between 1800 to 2000 revs in neutral. Can sometimes get it to come back down by tapping the throttle, but this is unreliable. As soon as it's in gear the revs come back down to normal.
Is stored in a locked garage and only driven every couple of weeks to keep things turning over. I've stopped taking it out until I can get this fixed.
Looking for advice on what could be causing this before i take it in to the garage so as to avoid being walked over by any mechanic. On that note if anyone could recommend a good place to go in the West Midlands area i'd much appreciate it. Have so far heard of either Surf Blue in Nottingham or Old Skool Minis in Birmingham.
Cheers