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here is a question.

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Foxy2.3TC

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when i start my car, my idle is fine, my exhaust starts hiccuping when im at an idle and then it feels like the car is turning over and stalling. when i hit the car it goes away some until i hit 2nd gear. just wondering if it was the oil pan gasket for sure now? thanks, josh
 

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seriously, how in the world would your oil pan gasket make the car "hiccup"?

it sounds like a spark/fuel issue to me. pull the codes. there may be one even if the light is not on.
 

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i dont know, i was thinking the gasket is deteriorating and air was getting in causing the car to mess up. i have no idea whats wrong with it. thats why im asking for help =/
 
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You may want to have the timing checked. If you hit it and it starts to run ok your distributer cap may be loose and a hit could somewhat put it back into position and then the vibration from driving could turn it slightly. Let me know when you figure out what it is.
 

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thanks. will do.
 
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