idle problem

Amnesiac · 11-11-2009, 12:19 PM

I have searched on this for a while but haven't found much. I apologize if I just missed it...

I have an 88 pickup with the 22re. It idles pretty good for the most part, but every few seconds it stutters. I replaced the plugs and wires a couple of months ago, the distributor cap about a year ago and just barely did the pcv valve over the weekend.

I know diagnosing these kinds of problems is difficult, so can people start throwing ideas out there for me?

Thanks, any help is appreciated.

I forgot to mention, it seems like it runs good when it's cold. When it warms up, the "stuttering" gets worse...

Thanks

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DupermanDave · 11-11-2009, 01:32 PM

what do you mean "Stutters" ? Like it will be idling, and then it will just drop down and pick back up and idle fine?

Could be a vacuum leak. I had 2 (caused by my trying to find one originally). They were both with bad gaskets on the intake side.

4runnerx3 · 11-11-2009, 01:40 PM

Spray some carb cleaner at the base of each injector (the rubber seal) and see if it revs up on a certain cylinder.

11-11-2009, 01:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
DupermanDave Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern Colorado :-( Posts: 1,276	what do you mean "Stutters" ? Like it will be idling, and then it will just drop down and pick back up and idle fine? Could be a vacuum leak. I had 2 (caused by my trying to find one originally). They were both with bad gaskets on the intake side. __________________ 1989 Toyota pickup 22re - K&N filter with custom air intake

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11-11-2009, 01:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
4runnerx3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 834	Spray some carb cleaner at the base of each injector (the rubber seal) and see if it revs up on a certain cylinder.