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My car is running really poorly. I started the car earlier and it started meagerly. Then the idle was rough and it seemed like it wanted to die. There seems to be a slight ticking coming from the engine. I just ran it around the block and it was bucking and continued to run poorly. I've checked under the hood and everything seems connected. The car was running fine 2 days ago (the last time I drove it). Could it be bad gas? I did just fill up on Friday, but I did a lot of driving on Friday and Sat and it was fine. What do you guys think is wrong? Thanks for any help
 
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Spray the IAC out with carb cleaner and check the torque on all your plugs. Then reset the PCM and hopefully it will be fixed. Does not cost anything, worth a shot...
 
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I'll give that a try.
 

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Run seafoam through it....it will love you FOREVER
 
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Yeah, seafoam is good also. The reason I say check the plugs is that the ticking could possibly be a loose plug getting ready to blow out of the head... A very bad thing... The torque spec is 7-13 pounds I believe.

The idle issues are related to the IAC IMHO.
 
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Oh, you probably need to change your fuel filter and clean your MAF as well...

Instructions for this stuff at www.bullittarchive.com
 
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Vacumme (sp) leak also could be the culprit
 

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no codes huh? any chance you oiled a K+n style filter recently?
 

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Kilgore Trout said:
Yeah, seafoam is good also. The reason I say check the plugs is that the ticking could possibly be a loose plug getting ready to blow out of the head... A very bad thing... The torque spec is 13-17 pounds I believe.

The idle issues are related to the IAC IMHO.
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My haynes says 7-13...
 
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the98stang said:
My haynes says 7-13...
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Thanks, I will edit that post.
 

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i would stay closer to 13
 

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svttech76 said:
i would stay closer to 13
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definitely, the looser theyre in there, the more chance you have of shooting one out!
 
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