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1992 Mercury Cougar Repair Question


Topics covered: Coolant, Idle air control valve, Sensor.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on August 25, 2012

Why dose my car keep idling so fast already ck the chock and it gets hot

It is idling real fast when i start and while im driving it and when i come tyo a stop it wants to take off by itself i dont have to press the gqs and it starts going once oi let go of the break
Avatar Asked by karenornelas

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Replied on August 25, 2012

Have you check for a vacuum leak yet? I would also remove and clean the idle air control valve.

Tiny Answered by saturntech9 (expert)
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Replied on August 25, 2012

Is the MIL indicating?

Tiny Answered by KHLow2008 (expert)
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Replied on August 25, 2012

Make sure the coolant temp sensor is reading accurately with a scanner if the computer supplies data on that one.

Tiny Answered by Wrenchtech (expert)
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