Idles too low
10-23-2005, 06:40 PM
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Idles too low
I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee that idles too low. It started about a week
ago. The idle speed dropped about 3k rpm. I have to give the car a
little gas at stops so it won't die. Can this be fixed by adjusting
the idle set screw or is this something I should have checked out by a
mechanic.
Thanks.
ago. The idle speed dropped about 3k rpm. I have to give the car a
little gas at stops so it won't die. Can this be fixed by adjusting
the idle set screw or is this something I should have checked out by a
mechanic.
Thanks.
10-23-2005, 07:27 PM
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Re: Idles too low
teegardent@comcast.net did pass the time by typing:
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee that idles too low. It started about a week
> ago. The idle speed dropped about 3k rpm. I have to give the car a
> little gas at stops so it won't die. Can this be fixed by adjusting
> the idle set screw or is this something I should have checked out by a
> mechanic.
Although there is a set screw on the throttle body, it's not for adjusting
the low idle point, just for setting the butterfly valve so it doesn't wear
a groove into the throttle body. Grab a can of spray cleaner that's safe
for O2 sensors and spray the idle air passage, the pintle in there is probably
sticking.
A little more reading.
http://www.revbeergoggles.com/tb/tb.html
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DougW
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee that idles too low. It started about a week
> ago. The idle speed dropped about 3k rpm. I have to give the car a
> little gas at stops so it won't die. Can this be fixed by adjusting
> the idle set screw or is this something I should have checked out by a
> mechanic.
Although there is a set screw on the throttle body, it's not for adjusting
the low idle point, just for setting the butterfly valve so it doesn't wear
a groove into the throttle body. Grab a can of spray cleaner that's safe
for O2 sensors and spray the idle air passage, the pintle in there is probably
sticking.
A little more reading.
http://www.revbeergoggles.com/tb/tb.html
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DougW
10-23-2005, 07:27 PM
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Re: Idles too low
teegardent@comcast.net did pass the time by typing:
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee that idles too low. It started about a week
> ago. The idle speed dropped about 3k rpm. I have to give the car a
> little gas at stops so it won't die. Can this be fixed by adjusting
> the idle set screw or is this something I should have checked out by a
> mechanic.
Although there is a set screw on the throttle body, it's not for adjusting
the low idle point, just for setting the butterfly valve so it doesn't wear
a groove into the throttle body. Grab a can of spray cleaner that's safe
for O2 sensors and spray the idle air passage, the pintle in there is probably
sticking.
A little more reading.
http://www.revbeergoggles.com/tb/tb.html
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DougW
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee that idles too low. It started about a week
> ago. The idle speed dropped about 3k rpm. I have to give the car a
> little gas at stops so it won't die. Can this be fixed by adjusting
> the idle set screw or is this something I should have checked out by a
> mechanic.
Although there is a set screw on the throttle body, it's not for adjusting
the low idle point, just for setting the butterfly valve so it doesn't wear
a groove into the throttle body. Grab a can of spray cleaner that's safe
for O2 sensors and spray the idle air passage, the pintle in there is probably
sticking.
A little more reading.
http://www.revbeergoggles.com/tb/tb.html
--
DougW
10-23-2005, 07:27 PM
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Re: Idles too low
teegardent@comcast.net did pass the time by typing:
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee that idles too low. It started about a week
> ago. The idle speed dropped about 3k rpm. I have to give the car a
> little gas at stops so it won't die. Can this be fixed by adjusting
> the idle set screw or is this something I should have checked out by a
> mechanic.
Although there is a set screw on the throttle body, it's not for adjusting
the low idle point, just for setting the butterfly valve so it doesn't wear
a groove into the throttle body. Grab a can of spray cleaner that's safe
for O2 sensors and spray the idle air passage, the pintle in there is probably
sticking.
A little more reading.
http://www.revbeergoggles.com/tb/tb.html
--
DougW
> I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee that idles too low. It started about a week
> ago. The idle speed dropped about 3k rpm. I have to give the car a
> little gas at stops so it won't die. Can this be fixed by adjusting
> the idle set screw or is this something I should have checked out by a
> mechanic.
Although there is a set screw on the throttle body, it's not for adjusting
the low idle point, just for setting the butterfly valve so it doesn't wear
a groove into the throttle body. Grab a can of spray cleaner that's safe
for O2 sensors and spray the idle air passage, the pintle in there is probably
sticking.
A little more reading.
http://www.revbeergoggles.com/tb/tb.html
--
DougW
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