Outlander Issue

DAVEMIK1

MEMBER
2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER
4 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
120,000 MILES

I recently had the timing belt break on my 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander. After getting the timing belt, timing belt tensioner, crank shaft sensor and sensor protective plate replaced I noticed that when the car is at idle and the air conditioner is on, the car feels like the engine wants to quit for a couple seconds, then it recovers and continues to idle correctly. Know what may be causing this? Thanks.

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WRENCHTECH

MECHANIC
20,757 POSTS

First elimate all vacuum or air leaks in the system. You may have a bad IAC ( idle air

control) but try cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone

hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and

surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into

the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a

problem, replace the IAC.