Missing at idle but runs okay at 2,000 RPM's

Tiny
TALMUS123
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  • 2000 SATURN SL1
  • 1.9L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 145 MILES
Car runs but misfires, no engine cods.
At idle come idle 2,000 rpm's car runs okay.
Sunday, May 31st, 2020 AT 9:07 AM

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Tiny
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Can you let us know everything you have done so far to address this?

The cause of this is an imbalanced air/fuel ratio so we need to find out if it is rich or lean. Most likely this is a lean misfire because when you raise the RPM, it is dumping more fuel. So if it is lean that means we either have a vacuum leak allowing unmetered air to come in or faulty fuel system.

Let's start with this guide that talks about vacuum leaks and go from there:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

Then can you monitor your fuel trims with a scan tool to see if they are in fact lean at idle? Thanks
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Sunday, May 31st, 2020 AT 3:53 PM

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