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sometimes rough idle on start then diesaschurkamp 08-02-2009, 12:38 PM 1989 Buick Century Estate Wagon 125K miles 3.3L V6 About half the time per week when I start my car it will idle very rough with the check engine light on and the coolant temp warning light on. Sometimes it will die after 3 to 10 seconds of this and sometimes it will clear up and the two lights will go out. I have checked for trouble codes but I have not been able to pull any. Does anyone know what this might be. Any help would be great. aschurkamp 08-06-2009, 11:10 AM Could this be an iac problem? richtazz 08-06-2009, 01:00 PM Both the ECM and the temperature warning light use the same sensor (if your car has a temp guage, there will be a separate sensor for the guage too). I would check the wiring to the CTS (Coolant Temperature Sensor) first and if it checks out, I would say it's time for a new sensor. The CTS is mounted in the intake manifold on the passenger side, and it screws in horizontally with a 2 wire oval connector. aschurkamp 08-25-2009, 10:50 AM that sensor going bad could cause it to run rough? richtazz 08-25-2009, 11:26 AM yes, the CTS is used by the computer to meter fuel, so it will run bad if the CTS is sending the wrong signal. aschurkamp 08-25-2009, 08:51 PM I will try that and repost thanks vBulletin®, Copyright ©2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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