Rough Idle?
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RE: Rough Idle?
i have 75 000 km on my truck, and its only a year old, but i haven't had 1 problem with it yet, knock on wood...and it works really hard hauling bricks blocks and mortar all the time not to mention towing some mixers, but those only weigh about 2000 lbs so its not really a hole lot to tow.
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RE: Rough Idle?
This is the "low idle conspiracy". Mine idled a little rough, kinda like the idle wasn't set high enough to sustain a nice smooth RPM. When I took it in for either my first or 2nd free oil change (3k or 6k miles), I made mention & asked them to check it. I was told the idle was a feature of the PCM and they would flash it with the latest, but if this did not fix the problem then there was nothing they could do about it.
Of course, it made no difference, and I could not believe that a freakin' FIVE STAR Authorized Chrysler Service Center, can't adjust a damn idle up 100 RPM or so!!!
So, I live with it, until....... at about a year and a half old and 18k miles I decide to get a Superchips Flashpaq, install the "Performance Tune" and now my slightly low, rough idle turns into a dead stall issue! Every time I shift from drive to reverse and most times I shift from drive to park! Uninstall the tune back to stock, never stalls, just that little rough dip, Install the tune, stalls every time.
So, for a year now, I've been on the Superchips Forum being told "It's a Chrysler Problem" & to the dealer, where, of course, "It's your tuner doing it". So, I've just been living with the fact that I have to play the old, left foot on the break, right foot on the gas, to hold the idle up just that little 100 or so rpms that NOBODY can adjust...
UPDATE: Installation of an E-FAN fixed the issue! I guess taking the stock fans drag off the engine was just enough to keep the idle from dipping enough to stall. I still watch the tach dip a bit when shifting to "R" or "P", but it's not enough for an outright stall. Has not stalled a single time since the e-fan went in...
Of course, it made no difference, and I could not believe that a freakin' FIVE STAR Authorized Chrysler Service Center, can't adjust a damn idle up 100 RPM or so!!!
So, I live with it, until....... at about a year and a half old and 18k miles I decide to get a Superchips Flashpaq, install the "Performance Tune" and now my slightly low, rough idle turns into a dead stall issue! Every time I shift from drive to reverse and most times I shift from drive to park! Uninstall the tune back to stock, never stalls, just that little rough dip, Install the tune, stalls every time.
So, for a year now, I've been on the Superchips Forum being told "It's a Chrysler Problem" & to the dealer, where, of course, "It's your tuner doing it". So, I've just been living with the fact that I have to play the old, left foot on the break, right foot on the gas, to hold the idle up just that little 100 or so rpms that NOBODY can adjust...
UPDATE: Installation of an E-FAN fixed the issue! I guess taking the stock fans drag off the engine was just enough to keep the idle from dipping enough to stall. I still watch the tach dip a bit when shifting to "R" or "P", but it's not enough for an outright stall. Has not stalled a single time since the e-fan went in...