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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 07:14 AM
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Angry Stalling Explorer

Hello,
I'm having trouble with my explorer staying at idle speed. Every month or so I have this problem. I've been adding a fuel injector cleaner to try and help. Sometimes it takes me 15 minutes before it will stay at idle speed. In all of the cases once I take my foot off the accelerator it stalls. I thought it might be some bad gas? Maybe the fuel filter? Or maybe it's the IAC Valve? Your help would be greatly appreciated!


Jed
 
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 08:04 AM
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Can be the IAC ,can also be 02 sensors causing
problems.
Need a little more info on your vehicle !

Have you had the vehicle scanned for DTC?
autozone can do it for free.

Rich
 
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 08:09 AM
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I have a 99 Explorer. 4.0L SOHC V6. This has been going on for about a year. I've also noticed it happens when there is a alot of humidity in the air?
 
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 09:36 AM
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Re: Stalling Explorer

Jed- I can only advise you from my experiance that you've read here- But- it sonds like it could ba your IAC is sticking since you seem to indicate that it is every month or so- IF this is the
case a cleaning of your IAC may be the answer- but try to test it first if you can when the symtoms are in action------
There are also many other good posts about your symtoms on this site and on the Great Explorations as well as others- Good Luck -
Chas


Originally posted by Jethro28
Hello,
I'm having trouble with my explorer staying at idle speed. Every month or so I have this problem. I've been adding a fuel injector cleaner to try and help. Sometimes it takes me 15 minutes before it will stay at idle speed. In all of the cases once I take my foot off the accelerator it stalls. I thought it might be some bad gas? Maybe the fuel filter? Or maybe it's the IAC Valve? Your help would be greatly appreciated!


Jed
 
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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Sounds like your IAC. I had the exact same problem a couple of months ago. I changed the IAC and voila! It idled normal again!!
 
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