rough idle
07-23-2005, 03:32 PM
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There are lots of things that could be it and not exclusively to:
1. Defective IAC Valve.
2. Bad Gas.
3. Clogged Fuel Filter.
4. Clogged Fuel Injectors.
5. No Current to Spark Plugs.
6. Clogged Air filter.
7. Dirty throttle body.
There could be other things that it could be but it is hard to fully diagnose without taking a look at it. I remember that if the IAC valve is bad, the car will die when you take your foot off the gas.
1. Defective IAC Valve.
2. Bad Gas.
3. Clogged Fuel Filter.
4. Clogged Fuel Injectors.
5. No Current to Spark Plugs.
6. Clogged Air filter.
7. Dirty throttle body.
There could be other things that it could be but it is hard to fully diagnose without taking a look at it. I remember that if the IAC valve is bad, the car will die when you take your foot off the gas.
07-23-2005, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by OblivionLord
Does that voltage stabalizer actually work?
07-23-2005, 04:16 PM
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To me it sounds like a fuel related problem. Just the other day I floored it down the street where I work, almost redlined in 2nd gear. I stopped pretty fast and parked. The engine was nice enough to shut itself off for me. I'm pretty sure I flooded it. It wouldn't start up again until I waited a few minutes and it ran fine. That sounds a little like what you have with the engine idling hard after revving. I'd look into the fuel system, the things swissarmyca pointed out would be a good place to start.
07-23-2005, 04:21 PM
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another thing i forgot to mention is that when i turn my system on to let ppl hear it i start my car and get out and open my hatch and i notice the smell of gas around the tail pipe
07-23-2005, 05:34 PM
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It's so hard to tell what it is without someone being there. Even if it's not your O2 sensor get a new one anyway. If it's the original one its over 12 years old!
