So I just started my car this afternoon, to drive back to Oakville.
It started easily enough, well, just like usual anyways, but ran ****ty.
It felt like it was misfiring or something. I let off the key and instead of idling around 11-1200 or so like normal it idled at less than 1000 according to the tach. It was sounding and feeling really ****ty, so I gently pressed on the gas and brought it up to about 2000 rpm or so. After maybe 10-15 seconds, it started to run smoothly. I let off the gas and it idled normally high fr the cold start in this temperature, around 1200 or so. No check engine light yet.
I took it easy and got onto the highway, while the engine was still warming up. I didn't really hit it until the temp gauge read normal operating temperature. I kept driving and eventually the check engine light came on.
Had I been closer to home, I would have turned around, grabbed my code scanner, FSM and brought them with me to see what I could pull up but that will have to wait for the time being.
Yesterday, during some normal driving, I would on a couple of occasions come to a stop light, take the car out of gear, and coast, letting the car drop down to idle. all was fine until I put the brakes on at which time, the RPM would drop down to stalling speed, then jump back up then go down again etc. during one occurence, as it happened a couple times throughout the course of the driving day, it even stalled on me, though it did start right back up.
Its similar to what was happeneing a few years ago when I'd be getting the dreaded P-0170 code that nobody seems to know the cure for. Unfortunately I don't have my scanner on me to check to see if that is the code or not.
I know that **** would be easier to figure out if I had a code to give you guys, but in the mean time, any suggestions would be great.
Thanks.
It started easily enough, well, just like usual anyways, but ran ****ty.
It felt like it was misfiring or something. I let off the key and instead of idling around 11-1200 or so like normal it idled at less than 1000 according to the tach. It was sounding and feeling really ****ty, so I gently pressed on the gas and brought it up to about 2000 rpm or so. After maybe 10-15 seconds, it started to run smoothly. I let off the gas and it idled normally high fr the cold start in this temperature, around 1200 or so. No check engine light yet.
I took it easy and got onto the highway, while the engine was still warming up. I didn't really hit it until the temp gauge read normal operating temperature. I kept driving and eventually the check engine light came on.
Had I been closer to home, I would have turned around, grabbed my code scanner, FSM and brought them with me to see what I could pull up but that will have to wait for the time being.
Yesterday, during some normal driving, I would on a couple of occasions come to a stop light, take the car out of gear, and coast, letting the car drop down to idle. all was fine until I put the brakes on at which time, the RPM would drop down to stalling speed, then jump back up then go down again etc. during one occurence, as it happened a couple times throughout the course of the driving day, it even stalled on me, though it did start right back up.
Its similar to what was happeneing a few years ago when I'd be getting the dreaded P-0170 code that nobody seems to know the cure for. Unfortunately I don't have my scanner on me to check to see if that is the code or not.
I know that **** would be easier to figure out if I had a code to give you guys, but in the mean time, any suggestions would be great.
Thanks.
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