No good idle on restart of warm engine
So after an effortless start first thing and subsequent drive; I get to a destination, try to restart the car after a while of sitting it starts, fires up but fails to sustain an idle without throttle input.
in a few seconds, idle is sustained again? 2007 XK with 81K miles Is my MAS failing? |
Mine does that occasionally too.
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Sounds like it's time to pull out the ODB reader and check the codes. There's a few things it could be and you should see if any are throwing codes. Crankshaft/Camshaft position sensors, a coil drawing high voltage, MAF, etc..
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Originally Posted by riverman
(Post 2046217)
Sounds like it's time to pull out the ODB reader and check the codes. There's a few things it could be and you should see if any are throwing codes. Crankshaft/Camshaft position sensors, a coil drawing high voltage, MAF, etc..
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Fuel injectors are leaking
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I SORT OF had a problem like this in my P/S Mustang; It'd start and run fine, but if I shut it down for more than five minutes it would barely crank over. If I waited more than 15 minutes it'd start fine.
The problem was that three of the four power valves (dual quads) were leaking fuel into the intake and going past any open intake valve and somewhat hydro-locking the engine. That made for some smelly oil, which is how I found the problem. |
If it won't throw a code then the processor thinks it's running OK. Look at sensor inputs or wiring problems. A good OBDii reader will help a lot.
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Look at OBD live data.
Check things like fuel trims, ECT, IAT and so on for anomalies. Cost $5 up and some effort. |
Originally Posted by 110reef
(Post 2045803)
Mine does that occasionally too.
Maybe as stated above, fuel injectors leak by and fill the engine with gasoline? |
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