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  • April 11, 2023 at 9:40 pm #1024799
    Justin RyanJustin Ryan
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      My wife has a 2011 Element that will die or come close to dying when you go to put it into gear. This happens mostly when the engine is cold. It doesn’t happen all the time but it does do it often. Sometimes takes two or three times for it to stay running. It has about 220,000 miles on it and it does not have any codes. I’m assuming the valves have never been adjusted since we bought it with about 90,000 miles on it.

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    • April 13, 2023 at 1:53 pm #1024806
      Rahul JonesRahul Jones
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        I would suggest checking and cleaning the throttle body first. Then give it a day of some driving with idling so the vehicle gets time to relearn the idle. Also check the basics like air filter condition, spark plugs and even cleaning the MAF sensor would also be a good idea.

        April 14, 2023 at 6:29 pm #1024814
        Justin RyanJustin Ryan
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          I just did plugs and air filter hoping it would help. That seemed to help for a little bit. I’ll give the throttle body and cleaning. Thanks for the reply.

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