Please Help!

[knoxml]

I just bought a 94 Q45 almost a month ago and it is running rough. It's stutttering and the idle is going down and then back up to where it was when I stop. It still runs and everything but I'm not sure why it shakes like this when I stop. No lights or signs are on. Please help.

[96Qowner]

1.Check transmission fluid

2. Fiddle with the MAF connector while the car is running - see if changes.

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[96Qowner]

Sorry, I was in a hurry and wasn't very helpful.

gniknave was having similar idle/stalling trouble and recently discovered that if the transmission fluid is low, it can cause a problem - the torque converter can lock up and cause the car to stall when decelerating. Check the fluid level and top it off, if necessary.

http://nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=102297

Problems with the MAF (mass air flow sensor) and its connector also cause similar symptoms. Here's a good article with pictures and instructions for cleaning the MAF

http://www.q45.org/maf.html


Modified by 96Qowner at 8:37 AM 1/17/2006

[elwesso]

Id also suspect an injector.....

[96Qowner]

Procedure for checking injectors:

http://www.q45.org/ohminjectors.html