Hi all. Damn! I don't feel so bad now that it looks like a lot of people are having idle issues!
The other day I was driving leisurely down the road maintaining a steady throttle, going 35mph in second I believe, when the fueling cut out. It dropped momentarily (from 4k rpm or so to less than 1k) and then picked back up. It reminded me of a Honda vtec at that moment when you let off the gas just as the vtec switches from 4 valves to 2 but only a lot more evident.
I thought nothing of it, maybe bad gas and drove my car around for several more days, until...
Today while going to the bank, my car just flat out came to a sputtering stop. Engine light went on, even. I managed to fire it back up but it would not idle, or at best it did very roughly. When I pressed the accelerator and increased revs it evened out somewhat although it was missing and sputtering. I managed to get it back home and noticed the smell of gasoline. I tried to start it again and it idled for a moment and then died. It wants to idle but in a loping fashion that causes all the warning lights to phase in and out. I am going to check battery connection, plugs, idle stabilizer and AFM in the morning but thought I would post this in case anyone can add any insight into my predicament. Thank you in advance.
The other day I was driving leisurely down the road maintaining a steady throttle, going 35mph in second I believe, when the fueling cut out. It dropped momentarily (from 4k rpm or so to less than 1k) and then picked back up. It reminded me of a Honda vtec at that moment when you let off the gas just as the vtec switches from 4 valves to 2 but only a lot more evident.
I thought nothing of it, maybe bad gas and drove my car around for several more days, until...
Today while going to the bank, my car just flat out came to a sputtering stop. Engine light went on, even. I managed to fire it back up but it would not idle, or at best it did very roughly. When I pressed the accelerator and increased revs it evened out somewhat although it was missing and sputtering. I managed to get it back home and noticed the smell of gasoline. I tried to start it again and it idled for a moment and then died. It wants to idle but in a loping fashion that causes all the warning lights to phase in and out. I am going to check battery connection, plugs, idle stabilizer and AFM in the morning but thought I would post this in case anyone can add any insight into my predicament. Thank you in advance.
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