Surging while idling

Tiny
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  • 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA
  • 190,000 MILES
RPM going up and down. Is it safe to drive to a shop that is 5 miles away? Or should I have towed there?
Monday, November 11th, 2019 AT 4:20 PM

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Tiny
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Hello,

It should be okay to drive to the shop, just take it easy. If you wanted to fix this yourself, I am almost positive that it is an intake, or vacuum leak that is causing this condition and should be fairly easy to fix yourself. Here is a link below on what is going on:

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

Please get back to us with what you want to do or how everything turns out, and we can go from there.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros
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Monday, November 11th, 2019 AT 5:54 PM

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