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Engine RPM's fluctuating during idling, @dealer now getting compression test.

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Old 10-29-2010, 08:34 AM
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Engine RPM's fluctuating during idling, @dealer now getting compression test.

I'm wondering what the problem could be.
i'm getting compression testing right now at the Mazda dealer.
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could be bad plugs, bad cat, bad coils, harness, tb and/or Engine.

let us know what happen
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Or the clutch pedal switch...can cause a hunting idle.....
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Neutral switch if it happens only in neutral
Clutch switch if it happens only with the clutch depressed

If it's neither of these then what nycgps said
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It's an automatic, and it does it in neutral too. just had a compression test done, posted results.
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