Sentences with phrase «potential vacuum leak»

When emission controls started to proliferate in the late»60s, some cars had literally dozens of vacuum lines and connections, and any one of them represented a potential vacuum leak.

Potential vacuum leak: I can hear a steady hissing sound near the intake manifold, but it's not clear where it is coming from.

If you don't do car repairs yourself, take it to a garage and mention the fault code (P0506) and your suspicion of the cause, a potential vacuum leak.

Not exact matches

Consider also vacuum leaks as the potential cause, as a vacuum leak can affect the air / fuel ratio.

Start a vacuum - leak smoking expedition by plugging up any obvious potential ports in the intake manifold, starting with the inlet to the throttle body from the air cleaner.

The poor idle and stalling have numerous potential causes, but the first that come to mind is a vacuum leak.

The lack of response to the accelerator pedal has quite a few potential causes that would have to be sorted out in a diagnostic including, just as a few examples, plugged fuel injectors, faulty oxygen sensors, fuel pump and / or filter, vacuum leaks including that caused by a faulty EGR system, ignition system malfunctions, bad valve timing if the timing belt or chain is worn or skipped, blocked exhaust (e.g., catalytic converter fails or becomes clogged), a faulty airflow sensor or throttle position sensor, and so forth.