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RPM drop/stalling after letting go of accelerator pedal


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Carlosos
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markusg@gmail.com

May 2, 2009, 9:35 AM

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RPM drop/stalling after letting go of accelerator pedal Sign In

Hello,

I hope that someone has an idea why the RPM drop very fast and go back up after letting go of the accelerator pedal. That isn't a problem when driving above 50mph but if I drive less than 30mph (like in the city or stop and go traffic) than the drop of RPM causes engine stalling since the drop starts at a lower RPM and goes below 400RPM (at which time the car is stalling).
I already know that it isn't the fuel filter, air filter, oxygen senor, and transmission filter. That got already replaced by me and two mechanics but still the same problem and none of the mechanics know whats wrong (gives no error codes). The problem shows up every few months and disappears again.

Car data:
Eagle Vision
1995
3.3L
83000 miles

I hope someone here is smarter than my two mechanics.
Thanks


Hammer Time
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May 2, 2009, 10:49 AM

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Re: RPM drop/stalling after letting go of accelerator pedal Sign In

You may have a bad IAC ( idle air control) but try cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a problem, replace the IAC.



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Carlosos
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markusg@gmail.com

May 9, 2009, 10:21 AM

Post #3 of 4 (2060 views)
Re: RPM drop/stalling after letting go of accelerator pedal Sign In

You were right with the IAC. I replaced it and now I can even see the difference when I only turn the car on. No more rapid RPM movement and stalling.
Thanks a lot.


Hammer Time
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May 9, 2009, 10:24 AM

Post #4 of 4 (2057 views)
Re: RPM drop/stalling after letting go of accelerator pedal Sign In

That's good. I would clean the throttle body also. It helps the IAC work properly.



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