2001 Ford Taurus Stalls at Redlights


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2001 Ford Taurus Stalls at Redlights

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fcbayern
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Jun 21, 2012, 12:09 PM

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Hi everyone,

I just joined today. I am having this issue with my car that it will stall when I come to a complete stop sometimes. I also noticed that if I put my car in neutral and give it gas it wont go over 4,000 RPM....

Is this a fuel injector problem? I am not trying to spend any more money on this car

Thanks

Hammer Time
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Jun 21, 2012, 12:22 PM

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I am not trying to spend any more money on this car

Leaving it in the driveway would accomplish that.

First eliminate all vacuum or air leaks in the system. You may have a bad IAC ( idle air control) but try cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a problem, replace the IAC.

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fcbayern
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Jun 21, 2012, 12:24 PM

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Thanks Hammer Time!

I am an idiot with cars, is this something I could do myself?

:D

Hammer Time
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Jun 21, 2012, 12:30 PM

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I have no idea what your limitations are.

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way2old
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Jun 21, 2012, 4:24 PM

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On your comment about not going over 4000 rpm in neutral or park, that is a safety design to keep the engine from blowing wide open. There is a rev limiter of sorts built into the computer that shuts the fuel off at a predetermined rpm under a no load condition.

Being way2old is why I need help from younger minds

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