XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 9/18/2024 8:09 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   > Ken Blake   wrote:   
   >> I have a Mitsubishi Lancer 2003 which has low idle speed.   
   >> So low that it stalls unless I keep the gas on the peddle.   
   >>   
   >> What causes that?   
   >   
   > You're thinking backwards.  Think about what happens when you're at idle.   
   > Something needs to happen to make the mixture more rich, and that could be   
   > done in all kinds of different ways.  Some cars have an extra injector just   
   > for idle, some have software in the ECU that runs the normal injectors more   
   > rich, some have a gadget in the carb that is activated by engine vacuum.   
   >   
   .   
   > --scott   
   >   
      
      A total crock of shit Scott . Idle mix is NOT enriched , if anything   
   it's leaned out . I strongly suspect it's either an IAC or the MAF   
   sensor that's malfunctioning - IAC is most likely , and can USUALLY be   
   cleared up with being cleaned with carb spray . The best thing for him   
   to do is have one of the local parts stores run an OBDC2 scan . Just   
   about every parts store does this for free . Makes sales for them and   
   saves the customer money by not just throwing parts at an undiagnosed   
   problem .   
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