What’s causing my car to stall
Asked by NDMarkson1 Jun 27, 2020 at 08:20 PM about the 1998 Subaru Legacy L Sedan AWD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
The car would stall when driving it seems to do it
when I’m slowing down/ down shift or turning but
would start up. Currently it’s happing but won’t
start back up
2 Answers
You should have a check engine light on lit up on the dash, right? If so, you can scan for the trouble codes to determine why the car is stalling.
TheSubaruGuruBoston answered 5 years ago
If by those descriptions you mean that it won't hold a clean idle then start by removing the air intake plenum and thoroughly spray-cleaning the throttle body bore, especially scrubbing the top and bottom "rings" while holding the butterfly vertically with a gloved hand. Then check plugs for the heck of it. Small chance you need that $15 water temp sensor underneath where you just cleaned, but that usually affects cold-starting more than lost warm idle. Report back. Best, Ern