A 7.62 Exodus
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Calling all mechanics/car savvy people. I'm having some issues with my car. They're livable, but rather annoying at this point. My question to you is, what can cause RPM fluctuations in a car? More info:
Car: 2001 Saturn SL series
Here are the problems. Many times after running for a period of time, and shutting the engine off, I have to give it gas to start it again (grocery runs)
When the car DOES start, the RPMs shoot up to roughly 2300. That's comparable to me going 75 down the highway. Same thing when I put it in park. The RPMs shoot to around 2000, then back down to my standard idle of about 1200-1300. However, one time I put it in park, and it stayed idling at over 2000 RPMs
Sometimes when I put the car in gear (automatic), I'll lose RPMs. One time, I was idling at 1300, and when I put it in reverse, it fell to like 400-500 RPM before shooting back up.
I have one semester of school left, and was hoping to pay off my loans before I began car searching. So tell me, should I start saving for a new car? Or might this be something fixable?
EDIT: Spark plugs just changed by a pro
Car: 2001 Saturn SL series
Here are the problems. Many times after running for a period of time, and shutting the engine off, I have to give it gas to start it again (grocery runs)
When the car DOES start, the RPMs shoot up to roughly 2300. That's comparable to me going 75 down the highway. Same thing when I put it in park. The RPMs shoot to around 2000, then back down to my standard idle of about 1200-1300. However, one time I put it in park, and it stayed idling at over 2000 RPMs
Sometimes when I put the car in gear (automatic), I'll lose RPMs. One time, I was idling at 1300, and when I put it in reverse, it fell to like 400-500 RPM before shooting back up.
I have one semester of school left, and was hoping to pay off my loans before I began car searching. So tell me, should I start saving for a new car? Or might this be something fixable?
EDIT: Spark plugs just changed by a pro