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donnie cole Posted on May 06, 2014
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What would cause it to idle rough - 2002 Ford Explorer

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MANY THINGS CAN CAUSE IT TI RUN ROUGH. IS YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON? IF IT IS GO TO AUTO PARTS STORE HAVE THEM RUN A SCAN ON THE CAR AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO LOOK AT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE A ROUGH IDLE: BAD PLUGS, BAD COIL PACKS, VACUUM LEAK, BAD CAM SENSOR,BAD PLUG WIRES, TO NAME A FEW.

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