2002 Ford Taurus Surging

Tiny
DAN1965
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  • 2002 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 106,000 MILES
Hey fellas thanks for the opportunity to ask my question. My Taurus intermittantly surges every 6-8 seconds. At stop lights I always drop it into nuetral so I don't have to bare down on my breaks. Their is also a cycling sound, that ends in a click, followed by the surge up to 1000 rpm when in nuetral. I can literally take my foot off the gas in low speed areas. I surge forward, coast and then surge forward. Any ideas? Thanks again.
Monday, September 28th, 2009 AT 12:05 AM

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Tiny
BMRFIXIT
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Is the AC on or defrost
do you have check engine light on
checking for trouble codes would help
I would check for vacuum leaks
and specially around PCV valve
check and suspect IAC valve
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Monday, September 28th, 2009 AT 4:59 PM
Tiny
DAN1965
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Thanks for getting back to my. There are no engine lights on. My AC hasn't worked in a while so is off. Also, I forgot to mention, there are occasionally small amounts of smoke coming from beneath the oil filter. I changed the oil and the filter but it didn't help.
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Monday, September 28th, 2009 AT 6:48 PM
Tiny
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Smoke is something leaking
have to check
make sure oil filter tight and check if switch around it leaking
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Monday, September 28th, 2009 AT 7:21 PM

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