I was driving around today, and everything was going fine. Then I parked went in somewhere, then came back about 40 minutes later and started the car. It started fine, and idled fine, I reversed out of the parking space and started in first. From this point on for the next 3 or so times, everytime i would put in the clutch or put it in neutral, the car would idle real low and then die. After about a minute of driving though, I put the car in neutral, and it idled normal around 800ish RPMs, like it has been. My question is, what can cause this? It seems like the longer the car sits before I drive it again, the worse the idle is, but the idle is fine when I start the car, but after I rev it or start to drive, then go back to neutral, that's when it stutters or stalls. Thanks for any help.

 

i am running a setup similar to yours and i have been having the same problem i am thinking i am pulling to much vacume maybe when i put on my brakes but it only does it at certine times, try pumping your brake when your stopped at idle and see if your rpms kick up if they do its a vacume problem

 

hey pulp, when im at a stop and i pump my brakes, isn't it supposed to go up a little bit with the idle? i thought that was normal.

 

it might be but i have done it with my integra and it doesnt flucuate when i do it

the problem i am having i am pretty sure is vacume related yet i cant find a leak anywhere and i have searched a ton

 

Alright, thanks. I was driving my car around the rest of the day, and never had the problem again, even after it sit for a couple hours and then I drove it again. Once the idle got a little low, but other than that it was fine. Anyways to fix the vacuum problem for good?