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Old 03-14-2005, 12:49 AM
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i have had this problem for a while could someone please help me out and tell me whats is going on with my 2000 gt
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Old 03-14-2005, 06:10 AM
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Mine does that if you don't let it warm up...give it a min.
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Old 03-14-2005, 02:55 PM
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How high is your mileage? It could be your Idle Air Control sensor/motor going bad. Mine was acting up, and I replaced it for 40 bucks and now everything is smoot, right at 800 rpms at idle.
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Old 03-14-2005, 05:22 PM
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i got 63,000 mile on it and the car is running at normal temp and it still does it. sometimes at a hard stop then sometimes at a easy stop then some days it wont do it at all
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Old 03-14-2005, 06:48 PM
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ORIGINAL: drtyred

i got 63,000 mile on it and the car is running at normal temp and it still does it. sometimes at a hard stop then sometimes at a easy stop then some days it wont do it at all
You might want to try cleaning the area around the throttle body plate. My car was doing it quite a bit at around 80K. I found that by reving the engine by hand in the engine compartment I found that the plate was sticking a bit. I took the intake hose off, sprayed a rag with carb cleaner and wiped out all the garbage that was making the plate stick. The small ring of buildup you get causes a seal to form and can choke out the motor at idle.

When you're cold, your throttle is more open than when warm so theres is no 'seal'
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:09 AM
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this may sound kinda stupid but is your a/c or heater on because that would cause it.
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