I want to blow up my car, but I will give this forum a chance to save it.
For a while now, my car will stall from time to time. It does not happen all the time, I can go several days or a week without any problems, then suddenly I start the car and it will stall 3 or 4 times before it will hold an idle. When there are problems, it will start, only to stall when maneuvering slowly in a parking lot or backing out of the driveway. It does not seem to matter whether the engine is cold or hot, but it seams to happen more when the engine is hot, like after you stop at the store, then restart a few minutes later, and it wants to stall.
When my car starts and runs normally it holds an idle about 700 or so, but when it has problems it drops below 500 and stalls....which is typically when the steering or brakes (maneuvering or backing in the driveway) wants to kill the idle.
I have done no major mods and I have replaced most of the usual things such as a new TB with IAC and TPS (I think that is what it is called) and a new MAF and sensor. Also a new coil, plugs, wires, etc. I have the timing at 10 and lots of ping unless I use 93 gas.
So what gives?......my engine has 140k, so is it maybe an idle speed adjustment?.....I thought the IAC took care of that and I did not have to do anything manually. I've done nothing with the EGR and I read that a bad EGR may make things stall and ping....
I want help now, before I totally give up.
Thanks
For a while now, my car will stall from time to time. It does not happen all the time, I can go several days or a week without any problems, then suddenly I start the car and it will stall 3 or 4 times before it will hold an idle. When there are problems, it will start, only to stall when maneuvering slowly in a parking lot or backing out of the driveway. It does not seem to matter whether the engine is cold or hot, but it seams to happen more when the engine is hot, like after you stop at the store, then restart a few minutes later, and it wants to stall.
When my car starts and runs normally it holds an idle about 700 or so, but when it has problems it drops below 500 and stalls....which is typically when the steering or brakes (maneuvering or backing in the driveway) wants to kill the idle.
I have done no major mods and I have replaced most of the usual things such as a new TB with IAC and TPS (I think that is what it is called) and a new MAF and sensor. Also a new coil, plugs, wires, etc. I have the timing at 10 and lots of ping unless I use 93 gas.
So what gives?......my engine has 140k, so is it maybe an idle speed adjustment?.....I thought the IAC took care of that and I did not have to do anything manually. I've done nothing with the EGR and I read that a bad EGR may make things stall and ping....
I want help now, before I totally give up.
Thanks