Wills98MaxSE

Lately w/ my max, when I cold-start it, it'll try to start like normal, but then the engine will stumble for a little and then recover. Sometimes it stalls out, but usually it recovers. Plugs and fuel filter were changed at 104K and I know they're designed to go 60K b/w tuneups. I don't have a SES on after startup. Any ideas w/ the cold-start issue? Mileage is shown below

tcaughey

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hey I have had the same kinda problem, its not regular, but once and while it'll kinda stumble, and recover. It's never stumbled and shut off complelety yet, but otherwise, the car starts perfectly fine. Weird, wish I could help ya out.

konak85

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bump, Same exact thing here, after it warms up its fine.

975spdmax

I'm not sure. I got the same problem..rpms will jump like crazy and then the car usually stalls but if I give it gas for a few seconds it won't die out.

Rambler793

Same thing with mine... it'd start and the rpm's would rise to 1,300ish then imediately die, but not all the time.

I took off the intake hoses, cleaned the butterfly plate front and back with some intake cleaner, and made sure to brush out the two little idle air holes just in front of the plate with an old tooth brush, and I haven't had the problem since.... much better throttle response in lower rpm's too.

-Todd

descent

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same here, but only when i reverse out of my parking spot. mostly in drive its all good unless i dont warm it for even 30 seconds and just pull out and go right after i start it.

aih98max

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mine did the same thing for awhile, but then i took of the intake, and sprayed intake/throttle body cleaner in there and toothbrushed it out. now it starts perfectly every time and runs awesomely, even when there is like 10 inches of snow on it and it hasnt been run for 3 days lol. max's kick ***.