1997 Chrysler Concorde Idles Weird

Tiny
ADAMR32
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  • 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 89,000 MILES
I took my car in recently because the car was wobbling a bit, and consequently, the check engine light lit up. The car was given a tune up, and I was told that the tune up fixed the problem. It did not! I went back again, same mechanic, and was told I needed a new fuel injector for the fifth cylinder. Got that done, same mechanic. He said that it was fixed and runs like a dream, but now the idle is funny.
After starting it up, it idles about 900 r.P.M.'S, then a few seconds later jumps to 1400 r.P.M.'S. This goes round and round. Can you give me your expert opinion on this matter?
Thanks,
Adam
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 AT 12:42 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
  • MECHANIC
  • 33,916 POSTS
First of all, get it up to speed on the highway, then coast for at least seven seconds without touching the brake or gas pedal. This will trigger the engine computer to relearn minimum throttle. If that is lost from memory, the computer won't know when to control idle speed and when you have your foot on the pedal.

With a new fuel injector, fuel metering is different than before. It takes a while of driving for the computer to relearn "short term fuel trims" before it can adjust fuel mixture for proper operation. The same thing can happen when the battery is disconnected or run dead.

If these things don't work, take the car back when the mechanic can have it long enough to reproduce the same driving conditions as when the problem occurs.

Caradiodoc
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009 AT 5:50 AM

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