2001 Yukon

Tiny
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My 01 Yukon SOMETIMES surges at idle and SOMETIMES dies, espically when turning. Had dio check on it and it returned an oxygen sensor was bad. Had it changed but prob still exists. Key word here is SOMETIMES because at other times it runs perfectly. Had throttle body cleaned - did not help. Any other suggestions?[/U]
Thursday, April 27th, 2006 AT 7:49 AM

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Tiny
FRED FRANKS
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Intermitant problems are the worst. Idle problems are usually fuel mixture control problems. It stalls on turns because you are puting a load on it. There are many things that can cause this condition. Vacuum leak is one of the biggest. MAF, injectors, Idle air control valve, TPS, and so on are also possible. If you got a lean code. You want to look at the short term fuel trim. That will tell you a vacuum leak is a good possibility. If you have someting else going on you need to get a scanner on it with recording capabilities. Hook up the scanner put it on record. Drive it till it acts up and hit record. It is called taking a snap shot. Then you can look at the recording and see what is going on, what the different sensors are saying. A lab scope can tell a lot too. If you don't have these tools call around and find some one that can do this.
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Thursday, April 27th, 2006 AT 10:34 AM
Tiny
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I was able to find a mechanic who hooked it up to a scanner for me. The IAC should have been around 300 but it was less than 100. He recalibrated it for me and it seems to be doing fine. The car has 85K miles on it and he said he may need to be changed in the near future.

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Thursday, April 27th, 2006 AT 4:31 PM

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