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Engine issue

Tiny
KATEYCARLSON
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  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 190,000 MILES
My exhaust pipe rattles and so does my engine, what is the cause also it died and went idle restarted but check engine soon light is still on what's the cause
Thursday, January 20th, 2011 AT 6:31 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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The base idle may be to low, have the idle air control valve checked, get the throttle body cleaned and get a scan for any unresolved fault codes, start here.

Mark (mhpautos)
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