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Stalling Out

Tiny
SAMMIE92
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  • 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
I have a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant ES, 4 cylinder, front wheel drive. My engine keeps stalling out when it's in idle mode or anytime I remove my foot of the accelerator. It acts like it don't want to take the gas. Can you help me. Thank you.
Monday, February 8th, 2016 AT 8:03 PM

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Tiny
WRENCHTECH
  • MECHANIC
  • 20,757 POSTS
First eliminate all vacuum or air leaks in the system (very important)

. 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.
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