I have an 02 Tl base model no engine mods at the moment. This is my first car my dad owned it before me (unfortunatly) he doesn't really take car of stuff he back into a fire hydrant hit a cinder block and took off the oil pan etc. But the car has a re-built tranny in it no idea if that makes a difference. But when I come to a stop sometimes the car idles really roughly then only way to counter act it is to pop it into neutral and give it some gas i watch the rpm meter and it nearly hits 0 when the car is doing it but it used to only happen when the engine was cold like in the early morning but now it happens all the time i was driving the other day and came to a stop at a stop light and it started doing it but before i could pop it into neutral it dropped to low and the car shut off and i couldnt get it to turn over eventually it did but i dont need a car that turns off every time i come to a stop. addmittedly since I am a teenager I am not always kind to the gas pedal but i take real good care of this car and it did this when my dad owned the car to it started just before the tranny went the first time and now 6 months ago it started again. So my thought is there is not enough gas going into the engine when its idling anyone have other theroys cuz I can't afford to take it in right now...

 

it nearly hits 0 when i come to a stop not when i am revving it btw

 

clean the idle air control valve on the throttle body, sounds like it is sticking

 

k ill look into that thanks

 

x2. Very common problem

 

especially if your dad did not take care of the car, sounds like he might have also used cheap oil which doen't help ethier, (not as many detergents in it, so stuff gets dirty easier, and most of the stuff in that IACV is going to be from the vapors of the cheap oil, then it attracts dirt, carbon, and such and then the IACV sticks

 

where are you located?? i could help you out if you are in virginia today or tommorow, i have a spare tb gasket

 

its mad at you because you want to add neons

 

but yeah neons are

 

wtf?

<----Have used regular oil for 200k miles and IACV looks brand new...and egr wasnt clogged when I put the IM spacers on.

 

do you mean valvoline or castrol oil by regular oil (or any other quality oil) and not cheap shit like penzoil
also how can you already have driven 200K in your life when you are only 17???

 

I didnt say ive driven the car 200k miles. We've had this car from a couple thousand miles and its never seen synthetic.

 

Haha I actually already added them but they r just footwell neons anything else wouldn't look that good on a tl my friend has underglow on his 4runner ill tell you that looks amazing buy also i drive on dirt roads alot so i dont think its worth risking bottoming out.

 

Thanks guys great suggestions ill check them all i think its running Mobil 1 though. or what ever Acura typically put in it but i know i have a shit ton of Mobil one loaded in my basement so my dad could have put that in so yeah. But I have only had the car to myself for 6 months so i haven't had alot of time to do much of anything just neons and tint

 

I am located in Fairfax so quite a bit away from Norfolk thanks though my dad already scheduled an appointment for Tuesday. Its gay cuz I am 17 and i don't get to drive the loaner car

 

???we???, also i am not saying to has to be synthetic just a good quality convential oil that has been changed on a regular basis (like valvolin or castrol oil)

 

Yeah I get what your saying but i just went outside and looked thats actually like shitty oil in like the large pack from 1993 and we also use it in our lawnmower great shit