2004 Tahoe 5.3 1000rpm idle and harsh 1st to 2nd
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I sprayed starting fluid all around intake and nothing.
bottomline2000
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Cable or wire throttle body? Unplug the MAF sensor and see how it runs..
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2004 no cable, that would be a drive by wire
could be a bad maf, or leak in the intake tube between the maf and tb (sucking unmetered air), combined with the harsh shift though that would point me more towards a bad maf
SnowDrifter
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You have access to a scan tool? What are your fuel trims?
IAC command?
Commanded idle speed?
IAC command?
Commanded idle speed?
I dont believe this truck has a iac does it??
SnowDrifter
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I thought it had them, just not replaceable as a separate unit. Pop the intake boot off and take a peek in there, see if you can see the pintle where the hole is. If there's nothing, then I'm mistaken
bottomline2000
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Seems the computer is seeing normal idle rpm..does it sound like its idling high? Fuel trims look good..
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Does not seem to be only symptoms I'm having is rough shifts in 1st to 2nd.. that there seems to be slight stumble in idle here and there
SnowDrifter
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Sounds like tach isn't reading accurately. Idle speed on the scanner shows as normal. It's possible someone pulled off the needles to replace a bulb/stepper and didn't put it back in the right spot when they were done. What does it read key off? 0rpm? Or is it offset?
If 0 rpm - likely bad stepper
If >0rpm - needle offset. Either adjust the needle or get access to a programmer to zero out the gauge
As far as the hard 1-2 shift, do you have a tune? Rather, do you know you DON'T have a tune? Does it occur all the time or only under a specific temperature/throttle condition?
Disconnect battery, touch terminal ends together, let sit overnight, then reconnect. ECU's computers have their own internal capacitors and what not and take quite a while to reset. Don't remember how long hence overnight.
Reconnect, does problem still exist?
If so, clean MAF. Check TPS w/ scanner.
If it's still there, drop the trans pan and inspect the accumulator + spring. They sometimes break and will cause a hard shift at all speeds
If 0 rpm - likely bad stepper
If >0rpm - needle offset. Either adjust the needle or get access to a programmer to zero out the gauge
As far as the hard 1-2 shift, do you have a tune? Rather, do you know you DON'T have a tune? Does it occur all the time or only under a specific temperature/throttle condition?
Disconnect battery, touch terminal ends together, let sit overnight, then reconnect. ECU's computers have their own internal capacitors and what not and take quite a while to reset. Don't remember how long hence overnight.
Reconnect, does problem still exist?
If so, clean MAF. Check TPS w/ scanner.
If it's still there, drop the trans pan and inspect the accumulator + spring. They sometimes break and will cause a hard shift at all speeds
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