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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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I was sitting in traffic today and my car is at about 800rpm at a red light and im sitting there for a while and my car will go down then back up and at one point it went so low it stalled. Why is this?
 
Old Feb 9, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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so it dropped after breaking? not while?
 
Old Feb 9, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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yea after.. i was just sitting there at the light.
 
Old Feb 9, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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did it bounceup and down?or it was running at 800 and then it died

either way sounds like you might have developed a leak in the vaccumme system.
 
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 12:37 AM
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no check engine light yet?
 
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 12:47 AM
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the only code i have is for the o2 sensor which hopefully didnt come back cause i put a new one on. And yea it bounces but today it actually died. Its only when i am stopped completely and idleing
 
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:06 AM
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seafoam your car and clean both the MAF and throttle body plate. also check for vacuum leaks.
 
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 02:31 AM
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Clean your throttle body. My car did that to so I cleaned it and now it runs like new again.

Josh
 
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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thank god for audiforums. Ill try doin that monday in class.
 
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Its a 2.8 so a vacume leak wouldnt effect it to who ever said that.

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