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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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I just recently put Fuel Injector Cleaner from STP into my gas tank, and it idles like a champ. Maybe that was an exaggeration, but it does idle much much better. I can still tell when it starts to idle a little rough, but it works itself out now, and does not start to shake the whole cab and sound like it is going to stall.

Has this been fixed ? What did it take to fix it?
 
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 06:42 PM
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Try unplugging your upstream O2 sensor. If problem goes away replace sensor. I have had the same problem and this was the fix. Good Luck.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:06 PM
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Has anybody found the root cause to this problem. I'm having the same symptoms and have tried just about everything trying to fix it. New IAC, TPS, MAP, 02S, plenum, rotor ,cap, spark plugs, carbon canister, remove and cleaned TB, vaccum lines, reroute wires, compression check is good. I have no codes and still no solution.
There's gotta be a single point failure that triggers this sporadic iddle behavior.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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Fuel pressure?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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I hate to be Captain Obvious here, but my truck was doing something very similar to what you all have been describing and the only thing wrong with it was a corroded battery cable and terminal. I try to stick with the KISS method when working on anything. Keep It Simple Stupid. Of course that could have a lot to do with my limited brain cells.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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Fuel pressure is good. Battery cables are good.
Anyone know how to reset the PCM.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 08:31 PM
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Mine was doing the same thing. Changed the 02 sensor today and it seems to be doing better..
 
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 98Blue-Ram
I just recently put Fuel Injector Cleaner from STP into my gas tank, and it idles like a champ. Maybe that was an exaggeration, but it does idle much much better. I can still tell when it starts to idle a little rough, but it works itself out now, and does not start to shake the whole cab and sound like it is going to stall.
mine was doing the same thing and got worse would backfire and cut out of driven before it warmed. Tried everything. Remove your intake air temperature sensor see if it has the slightest but of oil or build up on it. If it does cleaner or replace it. It's not that expensive. Does the same thing as a dirty mass airflow sensor sends false reading to pcm in open loop. Once in closed loop o2 sensors take over and adjust fuel accordingly.
 
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