# Engine surge **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 19, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-surge/26667 "2009-02-19T14:19:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaweigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@kaweigh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kaweigh)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-surge/26667/1 "2009-02-19T14:19:48Z")
What can I try to stop my isuzu’s engine surge? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-surge/26667/2 "2009-02-19T15:17:56Z")
Model? Model year? Engine size/type? Odometer mileage? When did the engine last have basic maintenance (plugs, filters)? Does it surge at idle? Does it surge while you are driving? Does it surge when the engine is hot? Does it surge when the engine is cold? ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-surge/26667/3 "2009-02-20T02:12:33Z")
Here are a couple of possibles: vacuum leak or perhaps a faulty throttle position sensor (maybe just loose). ---
**Author:** ![kaweigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@kaweigh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kaweigh)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-surge/26667/4 "2009-02-23T13:14:57Z")
92 Isuzu pickup 2.2 liter approx 134,000 miles basic maintenance. 2,000 miles ago surges at idle, more when it warms up. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-surge/26667/5 "2009-02-23T13:38:28Z")
The possibilities on a 17 year old engine are really numerous, but I would check all vacuum lines thoroughly. Even though this truck does not have many miles on the odometer, rubber parts will have deteriorated badly during that 17 year period, and as a result, a cracked vacuum hose would be my major suspect. Incidentally, if those 134,000 miles are accurate, that means that this truck is driven–on average–less than 8k per year. The OP should bear in mind that it needs to be maintained on the basis of elapsed time, NOT on the basis of odometer mileage. In other words, instead of changing the oil every…let’s say…4,000 miles, he should be changing the oil every 4 months.