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need help anybody in rockville md car wont hold idle

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95gstclipse

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Feb 9, 2011
rockville, Maryland
Here's my problem my car is not holding idle it starts up sometimes when its not fouling out spark plugs cazs its running rich as bill gates LOL ne way spark plugs are soaking with fuel and car is blowing black smoke obviously because its running rich and it wont hold idle dies if I don't give it gas...thought it was a boost leak found one of the couplers blow a hole changed it and put t clamps on now there's no more boost leak car still wont hold idle nd runs rich nd blows black smoke could it be my iac...car has stock bov fmic 16g nd exhaust any ideas
 
Here's my problem my car is not holding idle it starts up sometimes when its not fouling out spark plugs cazs its running rich as bill gates LOL ne way spark plugs are soaking with fuel and car is blowing black smoke obviously because its running rich and it wont hold idle dies if I don't give it gas...thought it was a boost leak found one of the couplers blow a hole changed it and put t clamps on now there's no more boost leak car still wont hold idle nd runs rich nd blows black smoke could it be my iac...car has stock bov fmic 16g nd exhaust any ideas

any fuel system mods or engine management? We could figure it out if you brought it up.
 
any fuel system mods or engine management? We could figure it out if you brought it up.

Well has stock fuel system I got the car to hold idle now but its running a little rough and the battery and srs light is on ,also when I rev it up the car dies cause it can't catch itself.I also have to jump start it to fire it up.I'm thinking its an alternator problem.
 
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