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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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this morning i drove to school everything was perfectly fine, i get out of school to go home and leave after about 15 minutes the engine starts running rough, when i come to a stop it stalled, also i was going about 50 and it stalled randomly. After i got home i went out and tried to see what it was and i turned the car on let it idle it would dip down to about 700-800 rmp then go upto about 1120 rpm and do this repeatedly, i thought it was going to stall but it didnt after about a minute or two of that i just turned it off. Anyone know anything i found this link to a page where the guy had similar problems, and people suggested a new oil filter and clean the mass air flow sensor, i just wanted to see what u guys thought.

I have a cold air intake if that helps, it from am. Maybe something with that...

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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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If you haven;t had the intake on for very long or recently cleaned and re-oiled it, then some of that oil most likely deposited on the MAF. You should be able to pop it off anf take a look in there and if it's nasty, just use some brake cleaner on it, and re-install it.
Old Sep 22, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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Maybe a problem with the fuel filter. Lack of fuel can cause problems with the engine too.

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