Stall Problem

[Brett]

I'll make this short as possible, but while being descriptive. Its currently in the 0 to -20 range in duluth MN for the last week or two. It seems to only do this when its cold, but im not sure as the problem started once it was cold out.

After a cold start while driving if i push in the clutch the car drops RPM like normal but dips way past the 800-900rpm it should sit at, like 300-400rpm. More then half the time it stalls out, all my lights(accessory) come on, engines dead, turn it off, start it, hesitates a little to start but always starts.

It will also do this when turning, pulling into the driveway once i was in nuetral the car dropped to its normal 800-900rpm (car was warm) but once i cut the wheel to pull in they dropped to almost 0, i gave it gas and it came back to life... my joints do need to be greased because, they squeek a little bit when i turn the wheel.

Any help is appreciated, thanks guys. Oh, and no check engine light when/after it happens.

So, car dies when pushed into nuetral, or almost dies and bounces back up after a moment.

Car almost dies when cutting the wheel, even when it doesnt die theres an obvious drop in the rpms when the wheel is turned.

 

[SHOtimer]

I would try resetting the idle....is your AC running when this is occuring? You might be dealing with a faulty IAB valve.

Doug

 

[Brett]

no A/C, its like -20 out .. Do you mean Idle Air control valve? I cant seem to find an idle air bypass valve on ruckauto or advanceautoparts. are these IABs a common problem for shos?

I really think its something accessorie/belt wise, just drove it to the store, noticed that at the very beginning when pushing in the clutch the rpms chill at around 1500rpm, where they should when its cold, its like the mid area between cold and warm that it starts stalling, also get a CEI once in awhile until the car warms up, then it goes away. theres also lack of power, hesitation at low/mid throttle, kinda like dead spots at certain rpms. Also, i have a crack in my coolant overflow, the crack allows it to drain until its right below the sensor in there, so i always have the low coolant light and have for months, that wouldnt effect this/performance would it? dunno if that helps.

Do you mean Idle Air control valve? I cant seem to find an idle air bypass valve on ruckauto or advanceautoparts. are these IABs a common problem for shos?