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Old 04-03-2007, 10:30 AM
angrydan angrydan is offline
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I would try all of the following:
  • Make sure there is nothing obstructing the air flow through the air intake
  • If its been a while, replace your air filter while you're in there
  • Clean your MAF (if you're not sure how, there have been a number of posts about it)
  • Clean out your throttle body (I believe this is a doc in the how-to's about this)
  • Toss a bottle of fuel injection cleaner & octane booster into your gas tank
  • Make sure all the connections to your battery are firm & free from grime / grease (If the contacts are dirty, a spray can of electrical contact cleaner should do the trick)

All in all, including the air filter, this should cost you < $40, take about half an hour, and could do WONDERS in addressing your problems. I was experiencing weird hesitation and idle in my SVX and the above did the trick.

The 4 gauge alternator mod can also prove helpful in leveling out jumpy idle or other quirky electric behavior.

Good luck!!
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