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Opinion Needed: 01 3.4 LS MC Stalling & sputtering while idle

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Old 04-04-2015, 03:07 PM
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Default 01 3.4 LS MC Stalling & sputtering while idle

Hey everyone, I've been a long-time lurker on this forum, but only today decided to sign up because I couldn't find an answer to this particular question.

Yesterday while driving, my car stalled 5-6 times. It was always when I was either idling at a light, or turning (i.e. going very slow). I was always able to turn the car right back on, until I was at another stop. The thing is, it isn't producing any codes. From what I've read, it could be a large number of potential things, but they seem to always produce codes. So, I wasn't sure where I should begin. I haven't had a tune-up since about October, though I haven't driven much through the Midwest winter.

I'm really busy this weekend, as some of you may be as well with the holiday, so I will get around to checking out air filter and MAF tomorrow evening if I can.

Thanks for the help and happy almost Easter!
 
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Old 04-04-2015, 06:44 PM
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Check for vacuum leak(s).
 
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Old 04-04-2015, 07:07 PM
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There are lots of things that can cause this. My first thought is checking the maintenance history. If the spark plugs have over 100K miles on them, I would advise replacing them (the plugs used from the factory are good for 100K, 150K max, but after 100K, they could be worn and not giving a good spark, low speed/low RPM and it's just not enough to keep it going).
 
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