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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:21 PM
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Gonna clean it but could this cause a rough idle?
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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Gonna clean it but could this cause a rough idle?
Yes lol, don't pull on it!
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:25 PM
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Yes lol, don't pull on it!
Better? And theres no gasket there at all?
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Better? And theres no gasket there at all?
Much! And not to my knowledge.
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:33 PM
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Much! And not to my knowledge.
Ok thanks gonna fire her up see if it fixs my idle
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Ok thanks gonna fire her up see if it fixs my idle
Should help
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:39 PM
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Nope:/ same crappy idle as it worms up it gets a little bit better not even noticeable difference. And mu intage is either sucking or blowing really really really loud. I cleaned the butterfly valve and iac.
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My intake*
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:41 PM
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Injectors? O2 sensors?
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did you dump some sea-foam in it?
How are your plugs?
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Xj88
did you dump some sea-foam in it?
How are your plugs?
Havnt seen the plugs an sea foam??
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Looks better than mine! There is an O ring on the TB. Be careful when you install not to push the ring into the TB.
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Ah yes good point! When was your last tune up?
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Originally Posted by my89xj
Ah yes good point! When was your last tune up?
Haven't done one iv owned the jeep 4 or 5 months.has 187k ran great than took it out jeepin a bit. Got home drove it 2 or 3 days than idle showed up. It just about dies its so low.
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Haven't done one iv owned the jeep 4 or 5 months.has 187k ran great than took it out jeepin a bit. Got home drove it 2 or 3 days than idle showed up. It just about dies its so low.
Do a tune up, plugs cap and rotor anddd wires
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