Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Engine bogs/dies at low RPM.

About the last month or so my car has been bogging down and even dying when I start it up cold (like overnight, not freezing cold). After the engine has warmed up, it restarts fine. When I go to take off it feels like it has no power at all and is VERY unresponsive when I try to rev the engine to keep it from dying. Also, after idle settles down, it will die by itself unless I keep the idle up with my foot. I suppose it isn't really hurting anything, but it is annoying and I don't like the idea of something being wrong with it in the first place. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Being a 95, there is a good chance that the IMRC is not closing, and possibly a vacuum leak either at the PCV hose or the UIM gasket. On top of that, if the MAF has not been cleaned it is probably dirty.

Good excuse to pull the intakes and clean them.

The vacuum lines on top of the manifold look like they may have been broken at some point. I can't tell if they have because it is either a perfect patch piece (it is white, not black) or something that came from the factory. How much are these lines new? Thanks for the help.

Reported prices vary.

Call Dealer.


Main Emission Vacuum Control Connector
Brake Booster Vacuum Connector