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12-15-2003, 08:02 AM
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Engine Idle Speed
I have this problem, I go to start my car and it will idle fine for like a minute then it will slow down to the point were it could stall , and then it does after another minute. Does anyone know what the problem could be. Thanks
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12-15-2003, 04:24 PM
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Re: Engine Idle Speed
what year is your car? what engine is in it?
have you checked the EGR valve, checked the lines to make sure there isnt a vacuum leak. does the engine sound like its revving up and down, or is it just the gauge?
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#3
12-15-2003, 06:54 PM
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Mine had the same problem. It was the Idle air control valve. This was on a 98 24 valve Dohc taurus. It sits on top of the intake manifold. Right there on top. Very easy to change. My uncle owns a parts store, and he said that the this thing goes bad a lot on these cars. He was right. That was the problem. You can hit it with a hammer, and it will probably run fine for a while until it sticks again. It was 45 bucks or so from autozone and a little over 100 bucks from the ford dealership. Not saying this is your problem, but it could be. There are lots of other possibilites.
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12-16-2003, 06:41 AM
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Re: Engine Idle Speed
Ok, mine is a 92 does it still apply to what your saying because yours is newer, now the sensor that you are talking about, it it the grey contianer on top, cause I have seen that one.
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12-16-2003, 09:02 AM
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Re: Re: Engine Idle Speed
sjs... that sounds like something I need to keep in mind, as I also have a 98 with the tec in it. thanks for the info.
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12-16-2003, 09:23 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Engine Idle Speed
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OK does that mean that is the sensor that you are talking about?
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#7
01-02-2004, 10:08 PM
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I just want to take a minute to thank sjs92 for hive repley. My mothers car would not idle at all on it's own. She had the problem for about 3 months. I searched the net to see If I could find a hint on how to fix it. To my luck I stumbled upon this thread. I love the net! I took the valve out of the car. Sparyed a little break cleaner in it and hit it on my palm. This freed it up. I put it back on and it run great. Took all of 10 minutes. It takes a 10mm wrench or socket. Very easy to do for any one even if you have never worked on a car. Thanks a lot!!!!
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