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Originally Posted by imakedacookies
Thank you 82Stang!. I will definitely replace the fuel filter. I'm not sure if this will help the problem make more sense, but when coming to a stop i put it into neutral and the engine was steady at 750 rms, so im thinking it might be something wrong with the transmission. And as for the electrical issue, i wemt and got the battery tested, he said the volts were fine, but the amps were way too low, im not sure it that would be a bad battery or bad alternator. Again, any help is much appriciated
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Well, being it's rather in the newer range, 2005, maybe there is a downshift issue with the trans. Could be simply a dirty fluid condition not allowing it to shift easily. Trans services are relatively cheap to do and worth it. Po=eople who don't service th tranny, end up paying much more later. These cars are almost all electronically motivated so try a free scan for codes at most parts stores. If there are codes, it would help greatly.
The battery, low amps is not good. You'll need a battery, but don't want to replace that before finding out if the Alternator is good or not. The parts store might have a gauge to check that with. But anyone with any mechanics should be able to tell you this in a snap. Hooked up with vehicle running, you'll know right away if it is charging enough, 14+ volts. If lower than say 13, it's bad. Those are estimates, gauge will tell exactly. There is an old school trick, but not sure if it is ok to do on these newer vehicles, so for a FYI, I'll tell you how they used to check alternators in the old days. With the vehicle running, disconnect the neg battery cable from the battery. If the vehicle stalls, alt is bad. If not, alt is good and it was just a bad battery. It might very well be just a bad battery, but always better to verify. So take that with a grain of salt, some say it isn't good to do with newer vehicles, I don't know. But figured you'd like to know that anyway.