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What all can cause a bad idle?

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Old 07-19-2005, 03:00 AM
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Default What all can cause a bad idle?

I am just trying to eliminate all possible causes of a bad idle...For instance can dirty injectors affect idle?
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Old 07-19-2005, 08:26 AM
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Dirty IAC
dirty or clogged pcv vlave ans screen
dirty egr
dirty maf
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Old 07-19-2005, 09:00 AM
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vacuum hoses or bad intake gasket, too
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Old 07-19-2005, 02:05 PM
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bad ignition system, a/f ratio off
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