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Chart 6

Unique Idle Concerns:

Stalls/Quits

SYSTEM/COMPONENT  REFERENCE ( PINPOINT TEST - CNG, FLEX-FUEL & GASOLINE  ) unless noted 
Verify fuel filler cap is properly tightened Visual
For A/T with Stalls/Quits on deceleration: Transmission Automatic Transaxle/Transmission - Refer to the appropriate AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION article (Diagnosis By Symptom: Torque Converter Concerns).
For Low idle with A/C on (4.6/5.4L/6.8L E -Series):
Check ACCS PID with A/C on and engine running (PID should indicate ON when A/C clutch is engaged). (On applications where the PCM cannot control the A/C clutch on and off, the PCM uses the ACCS circuit to determine additional load on the engine.)
ACCS PID does not indicate ON with A/C clutch engaged: GO to M: Air conditioning clutch relay circuit STEP KM7.
Fuel Delivery System Natural Gas Applications:
GO to B: Natural Gas Fuel Delivery System STEP HB1.
All Others:
GO to C: Fuel Delivery System STEP HC1.
Intake Air System GO to U: Intake Air Systems STEP HU1.
Base Engine Engine System - Refer to the appropriate ENGINE article.
Additional Checks:
  • Check if the operation of certain systems are causing the low idle.
Visual
Additional Testing GO to Z: Intermittent STEP Z1.