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Old 03-12-2003, 05:30 PM
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i finally got my car to hold a steady idle. now i have a new problem. when the car is in neutral and the clutch is out eveything is fine. when i push the clutch in the idle goes up about 500rpm and then start fluctuating up and down about 250rpm. anyone got any ideas? i'm at a loss
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Old 03-12-2003, 06:10 PM
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clutch switch?



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Old 03-12-2003, 08:26 PM
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i was thinking maybe that but never heard of it beng a problem. i'll probably bypass it anyway
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is the pedal adjusted properly?...it could be exessively moving the pressure plate fingers, is there a new clutch in it?
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nope same clutch as before. could the map sensor being bad cause the idle problem?
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Originally Posted by moxeysrx7@aol.com' date='Mar 13 2003, 07:31 PM
nope same clutch as before. could the map sensor being bad cause the idle problem?
it might, is it bad?



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