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Hey guys. Just a quick note. My neighbor has a ef 1994 Gil six. It seems to be hunting at idle. The car runs fine but when she comes to a intersection it stalls. The car iS on gas but has un even idle on petrol too. Can anyone shed some light. She is a single mum and cant really afford to keep going to mechanics. I'm trying to help her out but I'm not up on these cars. I thought mayb vacuum leak??
Your knowledge and pointers would be appreciated greatly.
Nick
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Could be a vacuum leak. It could also be the map sensor on the other hand it could just be that the IAC and/or throttle body needs a clean.
If you give it a rev in neutral does it drop way below idle, almost stall and then settle into an idle when you lift the foot?
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Try the idle stepper motor, it fixed mine on gas with the same problem. This is what it looks like: http://www.ebay.com.au/i...ies&hash=item3cbeede414
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Yep that's the IAC. Cheaper to try and clean the IAC with a $10 can of carby cleaner before replacing it. The air ducts in them can block with crud. |
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