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BY U BOY 12-29-2007 11:13 AM

Any dodge mechanics
 
What would cause an 02 4.7L to not idle? When its cold and i take my foot off the gas it dies and to et it to restart i have to pump the gas.

After about 20miles of driving and i stop it acts fine.

my thoughts were a bad 02 sensor or an EGR.

bgchuby01 12-29-2007 05:42 PM

I am not a dodge mechanic but most engines have a cold temp sensor that will adjust the fuel mixture to help the engine run in cold weather

Ted G 12-30-2007 12:21 PM

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You need an Idle air control valve. About 76 bucks at Autozone.

fabricator 12-30-2007 05:02 PM


Originally Posted by insptech (Post 2387396)
You need an Idle air control valve. About 76 bucks at Autozone.

Good possibility. Also could be a dirty throttle bore. When was it last cleaned?

BY U BOY 12-31-2007 11:15 AM

Well we put a code reader on it and found out it is a large leak in the emission system. Its going to be like finding a needle in a hay stack:(

BY U BOY 12-31-2007 11:18 AM

Thanks guys ill try some of the things yall have suggested.

mikes280 12-31-2007 11:30 AM

check the air tube from the air filter to engine and check for any vacum leaks

BY U BOY 12-31-2007 12:34 PM


Originally Posted by mikes280 (Post 2388311)
check the air tube from the air filter to engine and check for any vacum leaks

I checked everything i could get to yesterday. Nothing out of the ordinary.

fabricator 12-31-2007 02:21 PM

A 'large evaporative leak' means there is a large leak in the fuel vapor recovery system. This will NOT cause your stalling problem. That code is most often caused by a missing or leaking gas cap.

mikes280 12-31-2007 02:55 PM


Originally Posted by fabricator (Post 2388474)
A 'large evaporative leak' means there is a large leak in the fuel vapor recovery system. This will NOT cause your stalling problem. That code is most often caused by a missing or leaking gas cap.

right, but a vacum leak may cause it and would be worse when cold. does that motor have a mass air, i can't remember but i thank it does. iac motor can be stuck also .

Mercury_Challenger 12-31-2007 03:00 PM

Clean the IAC motor, located on TB, take it apart and spray it with brake clean/carb cleaner is what I have done in the past. You can also get a can of carb cleaner and spray around the vaccum lines, listen for the engine changing tune and you might be able to detect the leak that way. Usually it does mean the gas cap was off, but it also could be a large line as well. Sometimes on the dodge vehicles the one on the brake booster is usually the culprit. Let us know how it turns out.

fabricator 12-31-2007 08:17 PM


Originally Posted by mikes280 (Post 2388496)
right, but a vacum leak may cause it and would be worse when cold. does that motor have a mass air, i can't remember but i thank it does. iac motor can be stuck also .

I would think if it had a vacuum leak large enough to make it stall at idle it would have lean codes stored in the PCM as well.

BY U BOY 01-04-2008 01:16 PM


Originally Posted by insptech (Post 2387396)
You need an Idle air control valve. About 76 bucks at Autozone.

Well you were right problem fixed.


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