If my car is sitting idling for more than like 2 min, it will start to make like a putter sound out of the exhaust for like a min then go back to normal idle... It almost sounds like its got a mild cam, or it randomly misfires for a min then goes back.. its driving me crazy!!!!
What could it be
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When was the last time you changed your fuel and air filters?
Have you Seafoamed it yet?
Have you cleaned the IAC?
Have you Seafoamed it yet?
Have you cleaned the IAC?
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twogts4us
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Oh jeezus, you don't need to pour that crap in your motor. 
While I know many people think it's 'just great' and impress their neighbors (with the smoke show using this product produces) in the trailer next door, I honestly believe you can do more harm than good using it, especially on an older car. And let's face it - a 2000 is 8 years old, probably pushing the century mark in miles. In effect, you're attempting to overhaul the motor with a liquid. I'd suggest that if you are set on using this stuff (for what reason, I still don't understand), then I'd strongly recommend doing a compression test both before and after. My point? Sometimes removing residual carbon build up is NOT a good thing, especially if you don't intend to tear the motor down afterward and replace rings, etc.
If you wish to search for "Seafoam", just google for "Snake Oil" - same thing.
There was a TSB for this condition you've described, 00GTPony - Check here...http://mach1registry.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8375 and in particular, this TSB - http://www.mach1registry.com/database/uploads/ENGINE%20MISFIRE%20OR%20ROUGH%20RUNNING%20.pdf
While I know many people think it's 'just great' and impress their neighbors (with the smoke show using this product produces) in the trailer next door, I honestly believe you can do more harm than good using it, especially on an older car. And let's face it - a 2000 is 8 years old, probably pushing the century mark in miles. In effect, you're attempting to overhaul the motor with a liquid. I'd suggest that if you are set on using this stuff (for what reason, I still don't understand), then I'd strongly recommend doing a compression test both before and after. My point? Sometimes removing residual carbon build up is NOT a good thing, especially if you don't intend to tear the motor down afterward and replace rings, etc.If you wish to search for "Seafoam", just google for "Snake Oil" - same thing.
There was a TSB for this condition you've described, 00GTPony - Check here...http://mach1registry.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8375 and in particular, this TSB - http://www.mach1registry.com/database/uploads/ENGINE%20MISFIRE%20OR%20ROUGH%20RUNNING%20.pdf
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