my idle is jumping and car is stalling out
10-02-2011, 08:22 PM
#1
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my idle is jumping and car is stalling out
my 06 GT has about 93k miles (just replaced my tranny this weekend with a used) and i have a C&L CAI (came with the car when i baught it used). also came SCT tuned. i've had the car about 2 years now.
over the last few weeks my car idle is jumping up and down and now it has started stalling when im coming to a stop. RMP is falling below 500 and just causing it to stall.
any ideas? only thing i can think of is maybe cleaning my C&L air filter... maybe tune up? im no mechanic so please bare with me. any info would be helpful.
thanks
TG
over the last few weeks my car idle is jumping up and down and now it has started stalling when im coming to a stop. RMP is falling below 500 and just causing it to stall.
any ideas? only thing i can think of is maybe cleaning my C&L air filter... maybe tune up? im no mechanic so please bare with me. any info would be helpful.
thanks
TG
10-02-2011, 08:33 PM
#2
The Paranoid One
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,320
Clean the throttle body.
A dirty throttle body can and does cause this to happen VERY OFTEN.
If you go to brenspeed.com they have a video somewhere on their site
if you want a tutorial on it.
Make sure to use CRC throttle body cleaner.
Other cleaners have ingredients that will EAT the protective
coating the throttle body has that you cant see on our cars.
Dont use anything else.
A dirty throttle body can and does cause this to happen VERY OFTEN.
If you go to brenspeed.com they have a video somewhere on their site
if you want a tutorial on it.
Make sure to use CRC throttle body cleaner.
Other cleaners have ingredients that will EAT the protective
coating the throttle body has that you cant see on our cars.
Dont use anything else.
10-02-2011, 08:54 PM
#3
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: New York
Posts: 23
Clean the throttle body.
A dirty throttle body can and does cause this to happen VERY OFTEN.
If you go to brenspeed.com they have a video somewhere on their site
if you want a tutorial on it.
Make sure to use CRC throttle body cleaner.
Other cleaners have ingredients that will EAT the protective
coating the throttle body has that you cant see on our cars.
Dont use anything else.
A dirty throttle body can and does cause this to happen VERY OFTEN.
If you go to brenspeed.com they have a video somewhere on their site
if you want a tutorial on it.
Make sure to use CRC throttle body cleaner.
Other cleaners have ingredients that will EAT the protective
coating the throttle body has that you cant see on our cars.
Dont use anything else.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4M-...ayer_embedded#
any other ideas besides the throttle body cleaning? i mean is there anything else that can cause this to happen?
TG
Last edited by TURBOGREEK; 10-02-2011 at 08:59 PM.
10-03-2011, 10:54 AM
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If you decide to clean your throttle body, be sure to clean your Mass air flow sensor as well. Be sure to buy appropriate cleaner for both, so you don't damage anything.
Last edited by kevinmalec; 10-03-2011 at 01:19 PM.
10-03-2011, 07:31 PM
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