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idle goes up and down then car dies.
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:10 pm
by eduortiz94
hello,i have a 1994 legacy L, yesterday i was driving and the car started to want to stall I pulled over then it died, turned it back on drove home no problem. Today I would turn it on, runs for a few seconds then the idle goes up and down and the car dies. Any idea of what could be causing this? thanks.
Re: idle goes up and down then car dies.
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:44 pm
by rallyak
Need to clean the IAC, that should fix it.
Re: idle goes up and down then car dies.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:02 am
by eduortiz94
Thank you, i will try that.
Re: idle goes up and down then car dies.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:41 pm
by Legacy777
I'd bet money it's the MAF sensor.
I had a similar issue years ago where the car just died while driving. I let it sit for a little bit and the engine started back up and drove home fine.
Re: idle goes up and down then car dies.
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:17 am
by eduortiz94
I cleaned the IAC and still dies especially while driving and I can also turn it of for a few seconds and drive home normally, I'll replace that and hope that fixes it. thank you.
Re: idle goes up and down then car dies.
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:31 pm
by Legacy777
Let us know if the MAF fixes things.
Re: idle goes up and down then car dies.
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:10 am
by eduortiz94
Yes, replacing the MAF sensor completely fixed the problem, I have been driving the car for about a week and half without any more issues.
Re: idle goes up and down then car dies.
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:34 am
by Legacy777
Glad to hear the MAF fixed the problem.