running rough/stalls

bigdon1000 · 6-9-08, 22:32

car runs rough and sputters at idle. almost wants to die. any suggestions?
vaccum leak, pcv valve, fuel filter, egr valve, distributor, timing, intake?

any help would be great.

also needs a water pump. are the kits on ebay any decent?

**Davaro** · 6-10-08, 4:19

Sounds like it could be any of the above man...

You have the right idea. You could start at the beginning and run through each one or, just pull the codes and this may give you the answer right away.

Re the water pump question, just get the one from the agents as it lasts way longer than the ebay stuff. OEM for this, IMO

bigdon1000 · 6-10-08, 7:33

alright thanks

.

I found this kit, what do you think?

eBay Motors: 1993-1994 Mazda 626 MX6 Probe V6 2.5 Timing Belt Kit (item 320259593898 end time Jun-10-08 13:11:40 PDT)

**Davaro** · 6-11-08, 2:47

I still believe that you should get critical parts from the agents only.
Fail = Guarantee
ebay part fail = U fail
My $0.02 worth...

bigdon1000 · 6-11-08, 7:31

alright. its still running rough and has an irratic idle. goes from about 1000rpm to 1500rpm and sounds like it wants to die. Plus it smells really rich of gas, exhaust even smells like gas.

I replaced spark plugs, pcv valve, and hooked up a vacuum line that was off. No effect.

Its still running rough. Any ideas? Need help. Want to get this thing running.

ivanhoe · 6-18-08, 10:58

Look at the throttle body. If it's full of crap the IAC (idle air control) can't work.

6-9-08, 22:32	#1 (permalink)
bigdon1000 New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	running rough/stalls car runs rough and sputters at idle. almost wants to die. any suggestions? vaccum leak, pcv valve, fuel filter, egr valve, distributor, timing, intake? any help would be great. also needs a water pump. are the kits on ebay any decent?

6-10-08, 7:33	#3 (permalink)
bigdon1000 New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	alright thanks . I found this kit, what do you think? eBay Motors: 1993-1994 Mazda 626 MX6 Probe V6 2.5 Timing Belt Kit (item 320259593898 end time Jun-10-08 13:11:40 PDT)

6-11-08, 7:31	#5 (permalink)
bigdon1000 New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	alright. its still running rough and has an irratic idle. goes from about 1000rpm to 1500rpm and sounds like it wants to die. Plus it smells really rich of gas, exhaust even smells like gas. I replaced spark plugs, pcv valve, and hooked up a vacuum line that was off. No effect. Its still running rough. Any ideas? Need help. Want to get this thing running.

6-18-08, 10:58	#6 (permalink)
ivanhoe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: , Canada Age: 40 iTrader: (0)	Look at the throttle body. If it's full of crap the IAC (idle air control) can't work.