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Old May 13, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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Default Re: car surges at idle

Originally Posted by turbofordummies
well i loosened my throttle cable up and now it stopped wtf
That would do it, if the throttle cable is holding the throttle plate slightly open then there would be too much airflow into the engine for the ECU to be properly regulate idle. The ECU does what it can, but it's not enough to hold idle constant.