2000 Mustang GT - Low Idle
06-01-2014, 12:33 PM
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2000 Mustang GT - Low Idle
I have a 2000 GT with about 39,000 miles on it.
The motor is bone stock. I have replaced the air filter 9,000 miles ago at 30k with a stock one. Outside of that the motor is all stock and original.
My problem is that the idle seems a bit low (about 600) after the car is hot and I come to a light stopped. I have an automatic transmission. The idle seems to sit at 600, but flutters a little bit. Once I came to a light and the car died. I've beenr reading about solutions to this issue online and the one that seems to be most successful is to remove and clean the IAC. I thought I might try this today. I wanted to ask though if you need to change the gasket for that. I tried a local parts store here and they said they didn't carry that part so if I do need to change it I am thinking it may be a dealer item. In any case I thought I would ask here. Also if anyone has any other suggestions before I try this.
Also I was thinking of adding a cold air intake since I have heard that it helps idle and improves a bit of throttle response and a few horsepower and better gas milaege. I ordered a cheap one on sale from American Muscle where the filter fits through your wheel well. I had second thoughts about that after reading some people sucking up water and ruining their engines. I read there was a valve to prevent this that you can install, but it didn't sound like the way to go to me. I also read about problems where people over oil their filters (i.e.) K&N and the oil travels through the intake and screws up the MAF. I can deal with that as the solution is pretty straigh forward (Don't over oil the filter). So I was thinking that perhaps leaving the stock setup and just adding a high flow K&N filter to replace the stock obstructed filter. This way I have no worries about sucking water into the filter and the filter is much easier to change instead of being up under the wheel well. What do you guys think?
The motor is bone stock. I have replaced the air filter 9,000 miles ago at 30k with a stock one. Outside of that the motor is all stock and original.
My problem is that the idle seems a bit low (about 600) after the car is hot and I come to a light stopped. I have an automatic transmission. The idle seems to sit at 600, but flutters a little bit. Once I came to a light and the car died. I've beenr reading about solutions to this issue online and the one that seems to be most successful is to remove and clean the IAC. I thought I might try this today. I wanted to ask though if you need to change the gasket for that. I tried a local parts store here and they said they didn't carry that part so if I do need to change it I am thinking it may be a dealer item. In any case I thought I would ask here. Also if anyone has any other suggestions before I try this.
Also I was thinking of adding a cold air intake since I have heard that it helps idle and improves a bit of throttle response and a few horsepower and better gas milaege. I ordered a cheap one on sale from American Muscle where the filter fits through your wheel well. I had second thoughts about that after reading some people sucking up water and ruining their engines. I read there was a valve to prevent this that you can install, but it didn't sound like the way to go to me. I also read about problems where people over oil their filters (i.e.) K&N and the oil travels through the intake and screws up the MAF. I can deal with that as the solution is pretty straigh forward (Don't over oil the filter). So I was thinking that perhaps leaving the stock setup and just adding a high flow K&N filter to replace the stock obstructed filter. This way I have no worries about sucking water into the filter and the filter is much easier to change instead of being up under the wheel well. What do you guys think?
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