u/Stilekid

Intermittent rough idle?

2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser, have had it for about 6 years and for the past 3 or 4 years of owning it, I've been dealing with an intermittent issue of the car idling very roughly and nearly stalling. It seems to come and go without any clear cause—sometimes it will develop a rough idle out of nowhere and then it'll disappear for months. When it's having a rough episode, the engine is only rough at idle and will smooth out when I give it gas. I've replaced the PCV Valve, replaced the main intake hose on the air filter, cleaned the IAC Valve, and cleaned the throttle plate in the throttle body but I'm still having this issue crop up from time to time. It gave me a pretty bad episode a few days ago and it's got me concerned about trying to get to the bottom of this because I'm tired of driving my car and worrying about when it's going to have another rough idling episode. I replaced the PCV value just now and during my test drive I did notice a very slight miss/unevenness during idling, but not nearly as rough as it was during the episode it had a few days ago. The only codes I have are P1684 and P0601—the car has given those codes well before this issue started happening but I'll throw those out there in case it helps with diagnosis.

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u/Stilekid — 13 days ago

Engine Ground Strap Overheating?

2001 Pt Cruiser, I've had it for over 6 years now. A few years ago I had my engine ground strap burn up on me when I went to crank it one day, but I replaced it with one I got from a junk yard and it ran fine for about another year or so. Earlier this year I had to replace that one because I was getting slower cranks and I realized that the junkyard one had corroded, so I snatched another one from the junkyard because I can't find the OEM cable anywhere online. After maybe 4 or 5 months I decided to take a look at it and I noticed that some of the rubber has melted off where the cable connects to the metal frame of the car (picture attached). That doesn't seem like a good thing, so I'm curious what you all think may be causing this.

u/Stilekid — 2 months ago

Help please: How do I remove this electrical connector (safely)?

I am trying to remove the electrical connector to the IAC Valve on a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser. I dont understand how I'm supposed to remove it. I'm sure it's something simple but it's stumping me. I took a picture from the top and bottom for reference.

u/Stilekid — 2 months ago