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Many problems with my car please help

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Quicksilvergsx

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Feb 1, 2006
Cedar Falls, Iowa
I’ve been having a few problems and need some input.

I have had a “idle control malfunction” CEL for a little while. My rpms are usually above 1000 rpm now. When I push my clutch in the rpms do drop about 2 or 300. This light and bad idle seemed like it started last fall on some of the first cold days

I also am having a squeaking sound from my belt area. When I start up the car while the car is cold I get a loud long squeaking sound like a belt is slipping. After about 20 seconds or so it goes away but there is still a repetitive squeak, squeak, squeak sound. If I put quite a bit of belt dressing on it will stop the squeak, but it will come back. Hopefully it is not the tick of the crank hitting the sensor.

My clutch seems relatively soft compared to my z24, while it never gets stuck to the floor it doesn’t come up real fast, and it feels like it catches a little about ¾ from the top. I have tested it going around a left corner and it still seems to work fine. I do think I might need a new clutch because after 1 or 2 hard launches it will slip quite a bit.
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Also I do have a boost leak in my intake manifold gasket

Some questions . . .

Is the “idle control malfunction” CEL ever associated with crankwalk or could it be because of my boost leak?

Could that squeaking sound actually be the tick from the cranks sensor?

Do you think I just have a bad clutch or could this be a sign of crankwalk?

Any information would be helpful.

Thanks
Matt

Hopefully this makes sense, I got pissed when I had to write it over again
 
the idle problem is probably your bad intake man gasket, that will cause a high idle, your squeel is probably a bad belt or a loose belt, and you have a worn clutch.
 
It really seems like you have crankwalk since your rpms go down when you depress the clutch, and also it feels mushy/soft.

The belt slipping is probably because you need a new belt, or just need to tighten this one. Belt dressing is crap and only helps for a brief time while its sticky and then it starts to slip again.

the cel is mostlikley from the boost leak..fix it, shouldnt be that hard
 
Also, look at the crank pulley to make sure it's not coming loose. As far as the other, I think you got a lot of good information.
 
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