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While my car is idling the RPMs fluctuate up and.

Tiny
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  • 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY
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While my car is idling the rpms fluctuate up and down and it stalls occasionally and it is difficult to initially accelerate

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 AT 7:18 AM

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Tiny
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Do you have a check engine light?

Clean the idle air control valve and see what happens-also go here: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 AT 7:25 AM
Tiny
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Yes, I do have a check engine light and it is on all of the time. When my car is performing really poorly, it will blink constantly and it feels like the car is about to break down.
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 AT 7:35 AM
Tiny
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Go to the nearest Autozone and have the computer scanned for code/s its free then report back with the exact codes-we start here
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 AT 7:40 AM
Tiny
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Okay.
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 AT 8:34 AM

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