My 96 5spd has been idling like shyte for a long time now and it's only getting worse. It actually stalled the other day when i was coming to a stop.

recently i've performed the following maintenence procedures on my car:

coolant flush/fresh coolant - car overheated
oil change
plugs

Any ideas?
-Paul

 

start looking for vacuum leaks, clean throttle body.

 

cleaning IACV. It has bad idle all the time or at a specific time?

 

It has bad idle only when I put the car in Neutral and let the rpms fall normally. or when I am slowing to a stop in gear and press the clutch right before I stop to put in Neutral.

I'll try the IACV but I regularly clean the tb anyway. Thanks.

-Paul

 

Sounds like the TPS going bad.

 

check your intake manifold gasket. Its a few $ from the dealer.

 

could be bad fuel injectors?? maybe changing the fuel ffilter will help also...if you haven't done that already

 

so...iacv,fuel injectors, intake manifold gasket, fuel filter, tps.....hmmmm I don't know what to do.

 

Start with the cheap things...Clean IACV, TB with one can of Gumout T/B Cleaner $3.00 (NOT Carb cleaner)..take off the IACV and clean it really well...Change the Fuel filter ($12.00) because its a common maintance item anyway...All that can be had at Strauss Auto on Hamburg Turnpike..that should fix the problem

If you havent messed with the Manifold gasket recently, thats probably fine...and the injectors will effect idle but not really a dipping idle and recovering sometimes...sounds like an AIR problem

-matt

 

thnx Matty, wow you became alot more knowledgeable than the last time I actually searched this board ( 1yr). btw thats a compliment. I'm not bashing on how you used to be. Thanks again I know exactly where that Strauss is-pretty far down Hamburg but they do carry a wide range of parts.

-Paul