98 SE stalling
98 SE stalling
My 98 bonneville will stall, after it's all warmed up, if I don't keep my foot on the accelerator. It has been taken into a couple of shops, who have not been able to diagnose the problem. I have also hooked it up to a diagnostic machine myself, and if I remember correctly, the only code that it pulled was for the mass airflow sensor, but I could be wrong. Regardless, I checked the MAS. It has been suggested by my more mechanical-minded friends that it could be the idle control valve, or that it really has to be something electrical. Any suggestions?
- Mechanical Mike
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Re: 98 SE stalling
Try unplugging the MAF sensor & see if it still stalls.
2006 Chevy Monte Carlo SS
- 92Ville
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Re: 98 SE stalling
Was this problem fixed? If so what was it ? My 1992 SE is starting to surge then stall once in a while at idle, I got under the hood and can hear like a vacuum release every 7 seconds or so. I also found out if I remove the vacuum line from the fire wall with the engine off I hear the FFFFT as if air is coming out. Then the car runs smooth until it seems something fills back up with air and again I start hearing the pressure release every 7 seconds or so & it starts running like crap again, it surges a lot and sometimes will stall, I replaced every place I could see a cracked line. Mostly just the ends where the connections are made of soft sponge type rubber. Any ideas? Advice will be greatly appreciated. Also I will post what ever the fix is not just go away when I get what I need, never to be heard from again. God that pisses me off BIG TIME !!! but I guess you can tell when the advice worked, because the posts usually end there!!
Thanks ahead of time
Thanks ahead of time
Last edited by 92Ville on Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.

