240 dies in neutral

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Tyler
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hey guys, whenever im driving my 240 after it has fully warmed up and i go and push the clutch in or put it in a neutral to roll up to a light or stop sign the RPMs drop all the way down to around 200 and sometimes it even dies. i bumped the idle up cause i thought that was the problem but it came back like a day after. oh and all this started after i tuned up my car with, cleaned MAF, new o2 sensor, cap, rotor, plugs, wires, air filter, and fluid change. i dont know if that has anything to do with it but before i changed all that stuff it was fine... any ideas whats causing this and how to fix it?


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If your car has a vaccume leak the brake booster will suck that out and put out the engine.Or maybe your throttle cable is just too low. I had both issues ^_^.

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Tyler
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alright i will check those, any other suggestions guys? its the most annoying thing ever and i sound like a ricer cause i have to keep bliping the throttle to keep it running

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Did you check the ICV?

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Tyler
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no i havent, would i just adjust it or need a new one?

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It would be a clean or replace job. If your lucky its just dirty. If your not its got old and cracked like most do.


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Tyler
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sweet thanks man!

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No problem, Let me know if it works out. Also if your going to try and clean it use MAF cleaner. Dont use Carb or brake.

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Tyler
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ok cool, i got some of that in the garage

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TJG wrote:alright i will check those, any other suggestions guys? its the most annoying thing ever and i sound like a ricer cause i have to keep bliping the throttle to keep it running
i had to do the same thing when my old 240 had that problem it sucked lolhad to keep breaking early and revving at red lights so the car wouldnt die lol

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Tyler
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^^^ how did you fix it??

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el OCHO
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do u have an atmospheric blow of valve cus thats wat happens to mine sometime when after a good bag...the rpms will dip low and one time stalled then go back up

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Im N/A.. not everyone can afford to be JDM tyte!

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s13drift_89
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I have the same problem sometimes! It sucks when it dies and im about to turn no powe steerng but yeah i have that happen to me sometimes.

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Soravia wrote:If your car has a vaccume leak the brake booster will suck that out and put out the engine.Or maybe your throttle cable is just too low. I had both issues ^_^.
I would think its either that or you should check timing chain.

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TJG wrote: ...all this started after i tuned up my car with, cleaned MAF, new o2 sensor, cap, rotor, plugs, wires, air filter, and fluid change. i dont know if that has anything to do with it but before i changed all that stuff it was fine
Make sure that the spark plugs are not gapped too wide.

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maybe the 02 sensor you got was faulty. How'd did you get it tuned. did they/you check the timing?


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