engine stalls at close to idle speeds or drops 400-500 rpms
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:15 am
Dear Legacy people.
The problem started next day after I've changed AT fluid and front differential oil to fix torque bind on my Legacy 1995 AT. It stall 3 times at idling... Well, I've "touched" all the hoses and wires I could bend while changing liquids and looking at air filter... then I drove for about a month ok, but I didn't drive far I believe.
Two days ago it stall twice while I was moving slowly, probably idle load (~10mph) in the traffic jam
After I got my hands on - I've found TCU reporting
22 - mass airflow signal
23 - engine speed signal
ECU reporting (thanks to Autozone free check)
P0100 -MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION
P0130 -FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION (FO2 -- V)
(I've got some for ABS system as well but that must be a separate story)
So I've reset the computers by taking negative cavle off for 1/2 hour, drove home. Today I drove far again and this time I
stall 3 times on slow speeds
felt sudden drop in rpms by 400-500 rpms for a second or two (gas pedal seems lost resistance to leg for that moment) and then came back on... that happened once at low speed around 20-30 mph and then at high speed around 50-60 mph (not pleasant)
I came home and checked TCU -- now it reported just 23...
Please advise what can it be and what should I look for/test?
Thank you in advance for any words of wisdom
P.S. If any one can recommend cheap OBD-II PC interface so I can take advanced stats on what is going on?
The problem started next day after I've changed AT fluid and front differential oil to fix torque bind on my Legacy 1995 AT. It stall 3 times at idling... Well, I've "touched" all the hoses and wires I could bend while changing liquids and looking at air filter... then I drove for about a month ok, but I didn't drive far I believe.
Two days ago it stall twice while I was moving slowly, probably idle load (~10mph) in the traffic jam
After I got my hands on - I've found TCU reporting
22 - mass airflow signal
23 - engine speed signal
ECU reporting (thanks to Autozone free check)
P0100 -MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION
P0130 -FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION (FO2 -- V)
(I've got some for ABS system as well but that must be a separate story)
So I've reset the computers by taking negative cavle off for 1/2 hour, drove home. Today I drove far again and this time I
stall 3 times on slow speeds
felt sudden drop in rpms by 400-500 rpms for a second or two (gas pedal seems lost resistance to leg for that moment) and then came back on... that happened once at low speed around 20-30 mph and then at high speed around 50-60 mph (not pleasant)
I came home and checked TCU -- now it reported just 23...
Please advise what can it be and what should I look for/test?
Thank you in advance for any words of wisdom
P.S. If any one can recommend cheap OBD-II PC interface so I can take advanced stats on what is going on?