engine issue

2001 MERCURY COUGAR
190,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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KATEYCARLSON
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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
Jan 20, 2011 at 10:31 AM
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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)
Feb 7, 2011 at 2:04 AM
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