1998 Oldsmobile Achieva ENGINE IDLE

1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA
135,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CAR STARTS, BUT IDLES FOR ONLY 3 TO 4 SECONDS AND THEN STALLS. FUEL PRESSURE CHECKED AND IS 47 POUNDS AND FUEL FILTER IS NEW.
Nov 20, 2009 at 10:57 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Clean out the idle air control valve and see what happens.
Nov 20, 2009 at 2:11 PM
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