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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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what would cause a.....

ok...the car idle's at about 500-600 rpm......but it's rough.....troubleshoot me on this one.....what should I check first then second...then so on......mind you it has new plugs.....again, no tech here but can manage the basic's......thanks fellas.


Old Jun 7, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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bad injector(s). pull plug wires 1 at a time to find which cylinder(s) are dead.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Hectic
bad injector(s). pull plug wires 1 at a time to find which cylinder(s) are dead.
I concur

From experience with cheap brand new spark plug wires, make sure the metal connector inside the rubber is there and not stuck on the sparkplug itself. The g/fs max kept misfiring after I replaced the injectors and it turned out to be the ****ty Advance Auto Xact wires.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 07:43 AM
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I don't have a GXE, but isn't the idle speed supposed to be about 750 rpm? If it's too low this may contribute to your rough idle.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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Start with the injectors as mentioned. I had this issue twice...the first time it was an injector. The second ended up being the MAF.




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