Intermittent high/low RPM's

Tiny
ITSBROKEN
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  • 1999 FORD EXPLORER
  • 4.0L
  • 4WD
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  • 216,000 MILES
Car intermittent stalls at idle. Intermittent power surge. Intermittent high rpm's. Increased fuel consumption.
Saturday, February 1st, 2020 AT 7:19 AM

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Tiny
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Hello,

This sounds like you could have a vacuum leak. A vacuum leak will cause a high idle or a "searching" idle when the engine will rev up and down like it's surging. Here is a guide below explaining how to find a vacuum leak in your vehicle:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

Please go through this guide and get back to us with what you find out.

Thanks,
Alex
2Carpros
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Saturday, February 1st, 2020 AT 9:23 AM

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