Hey folks, just to start, I did do a search first and I read a bunch of the low-idle posts, trying to see if the issues matched up exactly, though none did.
YouTube Video of my car doing the Bad Thing. (It's a grand total of 20 seconds long)
Basically, it's idling along, then you can hear a relay click, the fan comes on (or switches to a higher speed) and suddenly it gets the bright idea that it's a container ship and that 50-70 RPM is a great idea. After a few seconds of shaking and herky-jerking, it realizes something's not right, and slowly comes up again (though I don't hear the relay reset).
In the last few years, I've:
Thanks!
YouTube Video of my car doing the Bad Thing. (It's a grand total of 20 seconds long)
Basically, it's idling along, then you can hear a relay click, the fan comes on (or switches to a higher speed) and suddenly it gets the bright idea that it's a container ship and that 50-70 RPM is a great idea. After a few seconds of shaking and herky-jerking, it realizes something's not right, and slowly comes up again (though I don't hear the relay reset).
In the last few years, I've:
- Changed the air filter (~6 mo ago)
- Cleaned the EGR (~three years ago)
- Replaced the EGR (~ two years ago)
- Run Techron (Every 4-6 months, to calm my aging engine's rustled CEL jimmies)
- Replaced the thermostat (Just today, because it was getting to 80-90% of the meter at 65MPH on the highway)
Thanks!
