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97 rough idle when in gear


barneyl32
11-18-2006, 01:36 PM
I replaced the head,head gasket plugs wires egr valve. Still when i put it into gear,it wants to stall and does most of the time. What else can it be

beyondloadedSE
11-18-2006, 10:48 PM
Is it only when its in drive? What about in neutral?

barneyl32
11-19-2006, 07:21 AM
when it it is drive or reverse, neutral is ok.

beyondloadedSE
11-19-2006, 10:31 AM
After searching the contour/msytique forums (www.contour.org) the concensus with people with this problem seems to be a bad trans mount. Take a look and see if your trans is resting on the subframe.

http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=tranny&Number=1247599&Forum=All_Forums&Words=1955&Match=Username&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=1247599&Search=true#Post1247599

pre98zetec
11-23-2006, 11:45 AM
Which motor?

Does it idle fine till it warms up? or just stall as soon as you shift it , reguardless of engine temperature?

3100guy
03-05-2009, 09:35 PM
There's also the possibility that it's your engine wiring harness as Ford had a recall for this. The wires had a history of cracking and therefore shorting. This can cause stalling because the wiring harness connects to all the sensors and regulates ignition.

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