Car shuts off when sitting at light

Tiny
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  • 1998 FORD CONTOUR
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
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  • 202,167 MILES
98 ford contour shuts off sitting at light, but will restart every time when I but it in neutral
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 AT 5:54 PM

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Tiny
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You may have a bad IAC ( idle air control) but try eliminating any vacuum leaks and cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a problem, replace the IAC.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 AT 6:05 PM

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