Low idle at stop light.

[HotRodMercury]

when the a/c is on, or the car is in park or N, its right were it should
be but if the a/c is off and iam at a stop light or a, parking,
lot it feels a lil low, it only has 45,000 mabey I should change
the spark plugs or clean out trottle body, I dont think
the injectors are dirty always used 93 octain and changed oil,
with syntectic valoline, air filter is clean too, its realy get'ing
me angry I dont undertand please help... SOON!

Just a tought mabey its the battery? it is the org from what I seen?.

[Local Boy]

What type of air filter do you have?

If it's the "oiled" type (K&N), you need to clean your MAF...

ALOHA

[HotRodMercury]

What type of air filter do you have?

If it's the "oiled" type (K&N), you need to clean your MAF...

ALOHA
Did that last week cleaned the heck out of it,
mabey i oiled it a lil heavan'ly but it was doin this befor
but who know's mabey it just wants the reg filter I dunno.

[Local Boy]

If you are certain the Maf is free of oil residue...

I would look for a bad ground somewhere...

Good Luck...

ALOHA

[HotRodMercury]

If you are certain the Maf is free of oil residue...

I would look for a bad ground somewhere...

Good Luck...

ALOHA
dont think it could be the trottle body?

[Local Boy]

Nah...

If it was the TB...would be all the time...

ALOHA

[HotRodMercury]

crap I gota take my family some were, um does the ground
your talking about have something to do with the batt?

[Local Boy]

Bad grounds are a B*#tch to find...

Try checking across your Bat. terminals, with a volt meter, to see if you are getting between 12-13 volts...This will rule out a bad Bat.

Then do the same with the motor running...you should see @ 14 volts, with the Alt. charging...What does your volt gauge (in car) read, when car is on?

ALOHA

IF all check out "OK"...consider below...

When was the last time you cleaned/changed out the plugs? Maybe time for Seafoam treatment!!!

[sd8683]

Randy I thought our volt gauges were phony??

[Local Boy]

Nah...Not phoney...Just inaccurate...

I believe they read a little low...

ALOHA

[HotRodMercury]

mabey it has something to do with the pully system,
just a tought could be a altnator starting to go bad
I dunno its buging the crap out me I need to find out
this problem by this moreing its a must, mabey evan a
tighter belt, oh and I never changed those plugs ther
factory plugs I think?.:flamer:
if im not mistaken I think the gauge in the car read, 12 - 14?
it floats when i rev?

[Bradley G]

A/C & defrost mode kicks the throttle up to keep the motor from stalling under the additional load of the compressor.
Might check the throttle position sensor it's on/near the throttle body.
Maybe someone can give the volts to see if it is within specs.
Do you have spell ^?

[HotRodMercury]

A/C & defrost mode kicks the throttle up to keep the motor from stalling under the additional load of the compressor.
Might check the throttle position sensor it's on/near the throttle body.
Maybe someone can give the volts to see if it is within specs.
Do you have spell ^?

what do you mean by spell?, and do you have any pics
of the sensor?.
thanks

[Bradley G]

look and ye shall find.
Your posts are getting better, but take a moment to preview them.
Your spelling and grammar if the word is underlined it is not spelled correctly.
click on the underlined word to see variations of the word.

[magindat]

This is a classic.
Clean everything wash and oil your filter - put it all back together. runs like butta for a day then starts dozing off.
The fresh filter oil got on your clean MAF. Clean it again.

[Zack]

Since you Marauder is powered by Jesus, ask him to intervene Divinely.

..sorry couldnt resist. :rofl:

[High-C]

"Are you trying to say that Jesus can't hit a curve ball?"... ;)

[sd8683]

"are you trying to say that jesus can't hit a curve ball?"... ;)

up yours..jobu:)

[High-C]

up yours..jobu:)

"We should've got the live chicken..."

[sd8683]

"We should've got the live chicken..."


You put snot.. On the ball

[HotRodMercury]

This is a classic.
Clean everything wash and oil your filter - put it all back together. runs like butta for a day then starts dozing off.
The fresh filter oil got on your clean MAF. Clean it again.
I know you might think Iam crazy but,
what is Maf?, mass air senor.

[HotRodMercury]

You put snot.. On the ball
what ball what are you guys talkin about lol?

[HotRodMercury]

Since you Marauder is powered by Jesus, ask him to intervene Divinely.

..sorry couldnt resist. :rofl:
you know what iam not gonna evan bother,
if i said something to you in the past then iam
sorry god bless you but if your gonna act like
that About Jesus Christ Our Lord And Savior
then iam gonna leave you to the man him self!

[sd8683]

what ball what are you guys talkin about lol?


Sorry bout going off topic, high-c and I were having a little fun, its from the movie Major league

[HotRodMercury]

Sorry bout going off topic, high-c and I were having a little fun, its from the movie Major league
no its cool, can you please tell me what does maf mean please.

[HotRodMercury]

I guess im gonna go clean the maf?

[sd8683]

no its cool, can you please tell me what does maf mean please.


Sorry I'm a little foggy on what it means also, I think it means mass air flow? I know its located on your zip tube right behind the air box.

[HotRodMercury]

are you talkin about the think inside the air tube thing,
just a lil afther the filter this is this stick thing inside
ther is that it?

[Local Boy]

Ok...

Let's try this again...

^^^Yes...your Mass Air Flow sensor (MAF) is just after the filter...it has an electrical connector attached to the top of it...and yes it has a stick like thingy in the middle of it, when you look inside of it...That's actually the sensors (little wires)...

Be careful NOT TO TOUCH these wires, as they are VERY sensitive...That's what you need to clean first, before anything else...Use MAF cleaner ONLY...

ALOHA

[HotRodMercury]

Ok...

Let's try this again...

^^^Yes...your Mass Air Flow sensor (MAF) is just after the filter...it has an electrical connector attached to the top of it...and yes it has a stick like thingy in the middle of it, when you look inside of it...That's actually the sensors (little wires)...

Be careful NOT TO TOUCH these wires, as they are VERY sensitive...That's what you need to clean first, before anything else...Use MAF cleaner ONLY...

ALOHA
Um dawm it I seen the lil rid thing in ther
tought it was fluid so i poked it once or twice with
the maf cleaner stick lol but it dint buge cleaned the
heck out of it just now, waiting for it to dry,
used CRC mass air flow cleaner, lol get this on
the can it claims to give you 4-10 rwhp lol.

[sd8683]

Where did you get the
CRC cleaner? I can't find it anywhere??

[HotRodMercury]

here's a tought mabey befor I put back the,
filter I should go out and buy a new reg replacent
filter for now, cause mabey the dawn k&n has to
much oil? its bine about a week since last I oiled
it but mabey I kinda screwed it up for good?

[HotRodMercury]

Where did you get the
CRC cleaner? I can't find it anywhere??
As much as I hate to say it PepBoys lol, had 2 cans left lol.

[Local Boy]

Since you have contacted ("poked") those sensors...I would expect that your sensors will be damaged...Hopefully, not!!!

If your problem persists, or changes for the worst, I would suspect those sensors have been damaged...Then, time for a new MAF...

ALOHA

BTW: Your call on which filter to run...I run a dry filter, just for this reason....You can just clean your filter...and apply a very light coat of oil...Then clean the MAF @ 1 week after installation, to be sure you clean any residue which may have gotten sucked off...

[HotRodMercury]

Since you have contacted ("poked") those sensors...I would expect that your sensors will be damaged...Hopefully, not!!!

If your problem persists, or changes for the worst, I would suspect those sensors have been damaged...Then, time for a new MAF...

ALOHA

BTW: Your call on which filter to run...I run a dry filter, just for this reason....You can just clean your filter...and apply a very light coat of oil...Then clean the MAF @ 1 week after installation, to be sure you clean any residue which may have gotten sucked off...
think iam just gonna run a dry filter i freaking seen oil every were,
but hay I dint realy touch the sensors not in the middle but on the side,
of the stick thingy lol, thers like two metal peaces and a lil red thing
running between them I touched that?.

[Local Boy]

That "red thing" is the actual element that your ECM heats up to a specific temp. then calibrates how cool (temps.) it gets when the air is sucked past it...That's how your ECM knows how much air your engine is ingesting...

ALOHA

[HotRodMercury]

That "red thing" is the actual element that your ECM heats up to a specific temp. then calibrates how cool (temps.) it gets when the air is sucked past it...That's how your ECM knows how much air your engine is ingesting...

ALOHA
so im guessing i should be ok?, hay you dont think
by any chance the trottle body got oil on it to,
from the k&n air filter? im sorry to be bothering you
thank you so much god bless you

[Local Boy]

Always happy to help, and pass along the knowledge I have learned from the good people here, that have help me as well...

It is certainly possible to have oil sucked up into your TB and intake...However, the only problem to note would be if your TB was sticking (not closing) when you release the throttle...

Easy check...With your hand...operate the throttle...and let it "snap back" on its own...If it indeed "snaps back" to a fully cosed position, your TB is FINE...

ALOHA

BTW: Your IAT (intake air temp. sensor) may be sticking, due to oil getting gunked up in there...It's located on the side of your TB (silver one)...

God Bless you, and yours also...

[lucenti]

when your in drive with foot on brake , what is your tack reading = how many rpm

[larryo340]

when your in drive with foot on brake , what is your tack reading = how many rpm
That IS the best question of this thread.

[HotRodMercury]

when your in drive with foot on brake , what is your tack reading = how many rpm

wheel to some it might seem normale but to me its not,
its just under the 1/ but lower then it should be.

[HotRodMercury]

Going to re'install freshly cleaned MAF, along with new dry
replacent filter, i'll let you know Local, what was the out come.:confused:

[Local Boy]

Good Luck...Hope it turns out well...

ALOHA

[HotRodMercury]

Well it is better then what is was tough,
I did notice a loss in poneys with the dry filter,
looks like K&N does work afther all lol but its not
worth the oily mess it made,

I guess in the next few days change pluges and clean out
trottle body, also another thing i have to understand is
its not new?, it is a older car my hole life I drove new cars,
tought I was doing the right thing by tradeing in my new truck
for the marauder guess I was wrong shoulda listen to dad lol.

[Local Boy]

Don't sweat it, Brutha...

Remember...You have a highly engineered, aerodynamically sound, presion built, sexy, full-bodied 4 door performance sedan, that is more picky than the B*#tchyest woman you'll ever meet, under your control....

There's a price you pay, for all that LOVE...

Now, get back to working that baby, so she can perform the way she was meant too!!!

Trucks are a dime a dozen...

Good Luck...

ALOHA

BTW: The loss of "ponies" as you put it, was probably cause your car was running lean, due to inacurate MAF readings...Not good...

Cleaning your MAF may have saved your motor...

[HotRodMercury]

Don't sweat it, Brutha...

Remember...You have a highly engineered, aerodynamically sound, presion built, sexy, full-bodied 4 door performance sedan, that is more picky than the B*#tchyest woman you'll ever meet, under your control....

There's a price you pay, for all that LOVE...

Now, get back to working that baby, so she can perform the way she was meant too!!!

Trucks are a dime a dozen...

Good Luck...

ALOHA

BTW: The loss of "ponies" as you put it, was probably cause your car was running lean, due to inacurate MAF readings...Not good...

Cleaning your MAF may have saved your motor...
You know what it was running lean you could evan smell it afther
a wile, it feels like it runs stronger now and gas milege is way better
dint think that would make such a big diffrents but it did thanks man
god bless and goodnight.

[HotRodMercury]

hay can you post some pics when ever you get a chance,
of what the air temp sensor looks like so I can clean that too

thanks again.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Idle "feels" low? Do you have a datalog to show what the idle is?

[rayjay]

Well it is better then what is was tough,
I did notice a loss in poneys with the dry filter,
looks like K&N does work afther all lol but its not
worth the oily mess it made

Take the K&N and blot it off with paper towels, don't rub it, blot it. Then let it sit overnight on a couple clean paper towels. It will then be ok to reinstall it. Over oiling after cleaning is a common mistake.

[Local Boy]

Glad it worked out for you...

Will try to PM you pic's of the IAT...

Thanks for the good thoughts...God Bless you, and yours, as well...

ALOHA

[dankwun]

what is it idling at?

[Aren Jay]

oh wait a minute this guy doesn't get answers.

[HotRodMercury]

oh wait a minute this guy doesn't get answers.
are you ok, if you are let me know iam
trying to figure out how to post the pic of were the iddle
sits?, lol

[HotRodMercury]

Take the K&N and blot it off with paper towels, don't rub it, blot it. Then let it sit overnight on a couple clean paper towels. It will then be ok to reinstall it. Over oiling after cleaning is a common mistake.
yeah thanks, i let it site in my laundry room for a couple of days,
feel bad for the persons shirt its bine sitting on lol.

[HotRodMercury]

what is it idling at?
i dont know realy how to read rpm to good,

tryin to post pic, but evan the pic wouldent explain what i
feel the car doing evan my buddy was with me today he
said, i was crazy ther is nothing wrong with the car
i mean its realy hard to notice you gota be one of those,
people that like a freind of mines said, that tune into your
car, Oh hay i always knew the bottom and top hids would look GooD

its looks freakin awsome if i keep the marauder i plane to do the same:)