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tuz76
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icon9.gif  SX sudden engine idle problem Mon, 18 November 2002 05:45 Go to previous message
Hi guys, I drive an 89 SX. Everything was fine until last night all of a sudden!

The car seems to want to stall all the time when its standing still. To describe the problem, at idle (ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS ON AN UPHILL SLOPE), the cars idle bounces. it bounces from JUST above the stall rpm, to about 2000 rpm very erratically. its kinda a quick bounce, like up and down, per every one second.

The orange light (i think its called the toyota service light), on my dash lights up as well and then dissappears now and then.

What do you guys think the problem may be? Is it something major or does it sound like something a quick diagnostic test will fix?

Please help me cos i am totally clueless here Sad

Thanks lots

P.S is it safe to keep driving until I fix it or should i not?

-tuz76
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Read Message   SX sudden engine idle problem  tuz76Mon, 18 November 2002 05:45
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem SamMon, 18 November 2002 06:23
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem Fat_KE70Mon, 18 November 2002 11:29
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem kingmickMon, 18 November 2002 11:39
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem St3ve_AE92Mon, 18 November 2002 21:55
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem tuz76Mon, 18 November 2002 22:33
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem IRA11YMon, 18 November 2002 23:06
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem Fat_KE70Tue, 19 November 2002 11:14
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem juzzo84Tue, 19 November 2002 11:29
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem LadySXTue, 19 November 2002 12:19
Read Message   Re: SX sudden engine idle problem tuz76Wed, 20 November 2002 08:07
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