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Low Idle #50665 12/31/01 05:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 13 Uniontown, Ky R Red OP Junior Member
OP Red Junior Member R Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 13 Uniontown, Ky	My wife's 96 gl has always had a low idle when setting at light with ac on it almost shakes car apart. It has a zetec i4. Any ideas? Black 96 gl mostly unchanged except for the urge to have it crushed

Re: Low Idle #50666 12/31/01 10:08 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 345 Kansas City M MFE Member
MFE Member M Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 345 Kansas City	Clean the MAF sensor wires with a shot of carb cleaner followed by a shot of brake cleaner to eliminate all petroleum residue. 5 minute fix, works like magic. Pacific Green '96 Contour LX V6, loaded '98 Grand Prix GTP 14.88/91 bone stock, awaiting new times from 3.4 pulley, CAI, U-bend removal but it's creeping up on the... Calypso Green '92 Mustang LX coupe, 13.56/101 3-time local class champion autocrosser Racing school whore

Re: Low Idle #50667 12/31/01 10:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 233 Vista C.A. D dubkatz Member
dubkatz Member D Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 233 Vista C.A.	I too idle a little low 650ish. in going to try this. Why does it work? 98 csvt, no res, bm shifter, sho-shop intake. "wherever you go there you are"

Re: Low Idle #50668 12/31/01 11:12 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 345 Kansas City M MFE Member
MFE Member M Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 345 Kansas City	Becuase the MAF elements get dirty and the engine doesn't get a real read on the air it's taking in so it doesn't deliver the correct amount of fuel. The MAF may or may not play a direct role in idle speed but the information the computer takes from it at other times does. Pacific Green '96 Contour LX V6, loaded '98 Grand Prix GTP 14.88/91 bone stock, awaiting new times from 3.4 pulley, CAI, U-bend removal but it's creeping up on the... Calypso Green '92 Mustang LX coupe, 13.56/101 3-time local class champion autocrosser Racing school whore

Re: Low Idle #50669 01/01/02 02:46 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,861 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim Member
Big Jim Member B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,861 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	I suspect that the Idle Air Control valve is stuck or sticking. Try cleaning it. Jim Johnson 98 SVT

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