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1991 Mazda Protege idle

Tiny
FRANK MART
  • MEMBER
  • 1991 MAZDA PROTEGE
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 180,000 MILES
My idle is high, when I start the car after a few min. It will start to very hi&low, when I speed up the engine and slow down the idle stays hi again and it starts all over.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 AT 8:26 AM

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Tiny
MERLIN2021
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You may have a vacuum leak, get a can of spray gumout, spray the vac lines and maniflod area, when the idle changes, youve found the leak! You want the engine running and spray on the outside but do direct the stream onto the hoses, if it is a vacuum leak, the engine idle will change speed, then you have detected a leak, repair the vacuum leak and see how it runs! If that doesnt do it, you may need a new idle air control valve, it's bolted to the throttlebody


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Saturday, September 20th, 2008 AT 8:37 AM

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