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Michael1983
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Mar 3, 2016, 12:26 PM

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Let me say first that I know very little about cars but I'm trying to change that. I have a 2002 Saturn sl. Car has 220 k but the engine was replaced before I bought it with about 175 k. It recently started idling low, rpms dropped when I started and stopped until I went to start it one day and kept dying and had to give it gas till it warmed up to get it home. I read to clean the throttle body and air intake control valve. So I gave it my best shot and it stopped dropping rpms and now idles really high, often over 2000 rpms. The rpms jump when it shifts and when I go to stop its difficult and pulls when it downshifts. Its an automatic. I read to pull the egr valve and clean it. I pulled it out once just to get familiar with it and put it back in and it solved the problem till I turned it off. Cleaned it and it helped but still goes back. I took it out again and put it back in without cleaning it and it helped but I'm sure it'll stop working properly. So, what am I dealing with? The service engine light has always been on but when we reset the CPU it went off and hasn't come back on for a week. Also scanned it and no codes came up. The pindle in the egr moves pretty good. Should I bite the bullet and buy a new egr? I'm wary because its $150 and would hate to spend that if its not the problem. Any advice from those who actually know what they're doing?


Michael1983
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Mar 3, 2016, 1:05 PM

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Also, after I put the egr back in and start it there will be a quick drop in rpms then it corrects itself. Does this relate to my earlier problem where I cleaned the IAC valve? Could it be bad? Sorry for the sense of urgency. I pick my son up every weekend and don't want to let him down if I can avoid it.


Hammer Time
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Mar 3, 2016, 2:12 PM

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The service engine light has always been on but when we reset the CPU it went off and hasn't come back on for a week. Also scanned it and no codes came up.

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If the light came on since you cleared the codes, then there are stored codes that need to be read.



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Gerry54
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Apr 19, 2016, 11:44 PM

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Check for vacuum leaks, it causes engine to run lean and raises rpms,
Also throttle body may be sticking, also intake gasket may be bad also.


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Apr 20, 2016, 4:27 AM

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Let me say first that I know very little about cars but I'm trying to change that


Maybe you should have a shop check it out.





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