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Erratic Idle on 1991 240 sedan

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Ragman
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Erratic Idle on 1991 240 sedan

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I've been working on a 91' 240 sedan with 240k kilometers on the clock. It has a K&N air filter, Magnecor wire set, Bosch platinum plugs,new cap, rotor, screens removed from mass airflow sensor and most recently frt &rr pads,rotors,and calipers and a fresh fluid bleed with new flexlines,etc. With the engine running, when I step on the brake pedal, the idle surges and settles again when I release the pedal. I read on the IPD site about the brake booster fitting sometimes causing a vacuum leak and was wondering if this might contribute to the idle surge. Any ideas or input is appreciated.
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Post by MadeInJapan »

It certainly sounds like what IPD describes.
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Post by goldmember »

get the screens back on the MAF. It won't take much to damage those very fine wires.

Let us know if you fix the problem.

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George
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