Went to Office max to pick up some more school supplies and at the stop, my idle just sunk below 0 and the motor died. Had to start her up again and pressed the peddle a couple times...


Is this because I'm running to rich? My idle isn't quite smooth. When I start the car when its cold, the idle starts around 1800rpm then gradually gets down to 1200rpm, then when i drive it, it idle's around 700rpm or so.


It stays there most of the time, but sometimes it shoots back up to around 1200rpm then back to 700rpm, and sometimes (Like today), it just drops and my motor dies. WTF!?

Oh yea, and when it idles at 700rpm, its smooth... then once in a while the car shakes while the rpm is still steady. It keeps shuddering for awhile. Why is this?


Please help out folks...

 

Anyone?

 

spark plugs, distributor rotor - may not be the source of problem - but having these fresh helps at low rpms. when was the last time you checked/replaced these?

 

Could be the ignitor in your dizzy.. check it out.. I had the same problem... sometimes it would run fine, but in the middle of nowhere it would die.. then start right back up fine and maybe die and then not want to start....

 

Well, my car is still pretty new. I barely drive my GS-R so it only has 9000 miles on it, so I'm guessing they're still good...