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Old 07-09-2005, 06:51 AM
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Just for the past few days I have been getting a little bit of a rough idle. Not too much, I don't think that anyone else would even notice it. Could this be because I have been using cheap gas?? I asked my guy at the dealership if using cheap gas was going to hurt anything, and he said no- as long as it wasn't spark knocking. No spark knock here. No check engine light either.
Old 07-09-2005, 08:23 AM
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how many miles do you have on the current spark plugs?
Old 07-09-2005, 09:30 AM
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Well, I bought it with 46000 miles on it, and it now has 52k. The plugs have not been changed since I've owned it.
Old 07-09-2005, 09:39 AM
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sometimes i had that too, in the winter it was doin it alot, take about 1.5 sec to start when it should only take .5 sec to start.
Old 07-09-2005, 10:25 AM
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it could be gas related try a different brand and make sure you use 91 or better octane. if that doesnt resolve teh issue it may be a plug going bad or a slightly stuck egr or clogged egr ports
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Try a fuel injector cleaner..solved my rough idling problem.
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