start up problem
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From: CA
start up problem
So i get in and turn the key , the engine turns over once or twice and dies. SOo i turn the key and fire it up and it sputters for about 2 or 3 seconds pretty bad and shakey. Then i gas it some and it seems fine. Ive noticed at stop lights the idle gets low and my car shakes a little bit. I cant idle up the steep hill in town now either (auto) alsoo i was going down the road at about 55mph and its like a tugging on the car is occuring, like iam tapping on the break very very slightly.
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RE: start up problem
I have been having problems too. When i start my car with the AC on, the car dies as soon as the compressor kicks on. If i rev it up for a couple of seconds the car will idle fine with the air on. Why, i have no idea except maybe the IAC is dirty, or not enough fuel is being pushed into the engine. Or maybe because of the extreme heat. Hope you figure out what is going on.
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From: Kentucky
RE: start up problem
Sounds common to me... turn your key on, then wait a second before you turn it over to start. This helps with mine, it may be that it needs time to build fuel pressure or something. My car also jerks a little in 3rd or 4th if i am barely in the gas.. I have no idea what this is, Most people around where i live with mustangs have noticed similar problems, we all call it bull hunchin haha..
This all is just part of owning a mustang, if you want something that doesn't make a new noise, pop, or feel everytime u drive it, get a toyota, haha.
This all is just part of owning a mustang, if you want something that doesn't make a new noise, pop, or feel everytime u drive it, get a toyota, haha.
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RE: start up problem
ORIGINAL: apc fo life
Sounds common to me... turn your key on, then wait a second before you turn it over to start. This helps with mine, it may be that it needs time to build fuel pressure or something. My car also jerks a little in 3rd or 4th if i am barely in the gas.. I have no idea what this is, Most people around where i live with mustangs have noticed similar problems, we all call it bull hunchin haha..
This all is just part of owning a mustang, if you want something that doesn't make a new noise, pop, or feel everytime u drive it, get a toyota, haha.
Sounds common to me... turn your key on, then wait a second before you turn it over to start. This helps with mine, it may be that it needs time to build fuel pressure or something. My car also jerks a little in 3rd or 4th if i am barely in the gas.. I have no idea what this is, Most people around where i live with mustangs have noticed similar problems, we all call it bull hunchin haha..
This all is just part of owning a mustang, if you want something that doesn't make a new noise, pop, or feel everytime u drive it, get a toyota, haha.
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Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Whitehall, Michigan
RE: start up problem
ORIGINAL: SXGT
is my IAC inside the MAF tube?
is my IAC inside the MAF tube?
The IAC resides on the side of your plenum. I don't have a picture at the moment... but out of the two hoses that connect to your air intake, follow the bottom one (closest to the front of the engine), through a little black box, to the IAC which is on the side of the plenum.
Edit: Someone beat me to it with a picture
