# Engine lopes & Idle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-lopes-idle/37524>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** plymouth, voyager\
**Created:** [October 3, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-lopes-idle/37524 "2009-10-03T19:20:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![computerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@computerman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/computerman)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-lopes-idle/37524/1 "2009-10-03T19:20:49Z")

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My engine lopes while idling and when ever I stop sometines it shuts off. I am wondering what can cause tis problem.

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**Author:** ![pgdyk1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@pgdyk1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pgdyk1)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-lopes-idle/37524/2 "2009-10-03T19:22:50Z")

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Bad sensors, vacuum leaks, ignition system problems, bad fuel, clogged injetors, anything really

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**Author:** ![computerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@computerman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/computerman)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-lopes-idle/37524/3 "2009-10-03T19:35:33Z")

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Thanks for your reply, At first I thought I have a transmission problem, because when ever I accelrate sometimes there is hardly any power,but recently i’ve start to think it may not be a trans. prob. I am thinking of changin the MAP sensor and the throttle postion sensor.