an idle problem fix........(not obvious)
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an idle problem fix........(not obvious)
make a long story short...(not really , I guess)
had surging at idle at first, then car wouldn`t idle at all, had to stay on the gas to keep car running
checked the usual culprits ( TPS, BAC, connections, etc.,).
finally disconnected the BAC, upped the idle so it wouldn`t stall.
Noticed when car was in gear, clutch disengaged, rpms would drop by 200-300rpm; also when revving the engine, as the rpms dropped , at around 1200 rpm the engine run incredibly rough unless I took it out of gear.
traced the problem to a bad clutch switch. Replaced switch and no problems anymore.
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had surging at idle at first, then car wouldn`t idle at all, had to stay on the gas to keep car running
checked the usual culprits ( TPS, BAC, connections, etc.,).
finally disconnected the BAC, upped the idle so it wouldn`t stall.
Noticed when car was in gear, clutch disengaged, rpms would drop by 200-300rpm; also when revving the engine, as the rpms dropped , at around 1200 rpm the engine run incredibly rough unless I took it out of gear.
traced the problem to a bad clutch switch. Replaced switch and no problems anymore.
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Remove the clutch switch totally, and the idle never drops below 1100RPM or so.  This happens when the piece-of-**** plastic stopper on the clutch pedal breaks and allows the switch to slip into the now vacant hole.  This is obvious when you hear a loud click under the dash everytime to lift off the clutch pedal.  Although not identical to your problem, it's pretty similar.
Sorry, dunno why this is so, but I guess the ECU keeps track of the clutch switch and somehow bumps up idle for some screwed up reason...
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Remove the clutch switch totally, and the idle never drops below 1100RPM or so.  This happens when the piece-of-**** plastic stopper on the clutch pedal breaks and allows the switch to slip into the now vacant hole.  This is obvious when you hear a loud click under the dash everytime to lift off the clutch pedal.  Although not identical to your problem, it's pretty similar.
Sorry, dunno why this is so, but I guess the ECU keeps track of the clutch switch and somehow bumps up idle for some screwed up reason...
-Ted
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