Samuel Larsen
Probationary Member
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- Jan 16, 2018
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Tempe,
Arizona
Noob here.
I've had a mechanic friend the last 5 years who sold me my 97 eclipse gst 2.0l 4g63 Turbo, and has always serviced and continued to help me maintain the car, but he has fallen off the face of the earth. I am convinced no one knew the car better than this guy.
Since he is MIA, I figure this might be the best resource for accurate help with my dilemma.
Heres my question:
i have an idle surge, and when i fire up the car it revs really high for about 5 seconds (as high as 3500 rpms) and then it drops down and cycles up and down between 1000 and about 1600 rpms every few seconds whenever the car is idling. 1st gear is a bit jumpy too because of the surge. The car would often die when i push in the clutch, as the rpms drop too low when it surges down. raising the idle speed was a quick solution, but now looking to fix the problem.
Before his disappearance, my mechanic had said (in his dumbed-down version of what is wrong, im sure) that there is a "cold weather mechanism" inside the throttle body that is having problems. Before he could outline a course of action with me to fix this, he dropped off the face of the earth.
the only oem throttle body i can find online is upwards of $650 (Part # MD312463)
and i am wondering if it may be more cost effective to rebuild it? Would rebuilding fix the problem I am having?
thank you for your patience. any help/advice would be very much appreciated.
I've had a mechanic friend the last 5 years who sold me my 97 eclipse gst 2.0l 4g63 Turbo, and has always serviced and continued to help me maintain the car, but he has fallen off the face of the earth. I am convinced no one knew the car better than this guy.
Since he is MIA, I figure this might be the best resource for accurate help with my dilemma.
Heres my question:
i have an idle surge, and when i fire up the car it revs really high for about 5 seconds (as high as 3500 rpms) and then it drops down and cycles up and down between 1000 and about 1600 rpms every few seconds whenever the car is idling. 1st gear is a bit jumpy too because of the surge. The car would often die when i push in the clutch, as the rpms drop too low when it surges down. raising the idle speed was a quick solution, but now looking to fix the problem.
Before his disappearance, my mechanic had said (in his dumbed-down version of what is wrong, im sure) that there is a "cold weather mechanism" inside the throttle body that is having problems. Before he could outline a course of action with me to fix this, he dropped off the face of the earth.
the only oem throttle body i can find online is upwards of $650 (Part # MD312463)
and i am wondering if it may be more cost effective to rebuild it? Would rebuilding fix the problem I am having?
thank you for your patience. any help/advice would be very much appreciated.
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