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Asked by DanaDee Apr 04, 2016 at 06:51 PM about the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I got my oil changed a few days ago and on this
past Saturday I cleaned my throttle body and after
I did that the car started running a high idle.
There's no leaks and i can't  figure out what the
problem is.This issue is causing my car to fail
emissions. Please help.

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DanaDee answered 8 years ago

I received two code. P0010 and P0171. I changed the camshaft actuator on the intake last year and it worked and I was able to get my emissions.

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DanaDee answered 8 years ago

Welp... I put a brand new alternator in and my car just went out. The engine feels hotter then usual. The battery light came on but I was told that the alternator charges the battery. Please help

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DanaDee answered 8 years ago

I cleaned it because I received two codes P0010 and P0171. So after I cleaned it that's when the RRM meter went up to 3000(High idle).

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Guru9BNGC answered 6 years ago

Work real good on my 2012 malibu 2.4. Everything will trim up after some driving

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GuruX48Y8 answered 5 years ago

I just replaced my throttle body sensor o’ reilys code gave me a PO121 which they said it was throttle / pedal positioning sensor and it is idling high between 3-31/2 RPM I did the 3 min 60 sec 3 min and didn’t work can someone help

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GuruXC2M9 answered 5 years ago

My 2008 chevy malibu is idling high and spudding whn i pull off can someone help

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