# KA24DE Idle Problems **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [May 23, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815 "2007-05-23T17:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Driftryder](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/driftryder/32/5537_2.png) [@Driftryder](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Driftryder)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/1 "2007-05-23T17:11:27Z")
Ive searched the forum on this topic but I havent found exacly the same thing that my car is doing. I have a 91 240sx ka24de and when I idle at 1000rpm it idles fine, but I turned down the idle to about 750-800rpm and im getting a random popping noise (misfire?) from exhaust that shakes the hole drivetrain. it doesnt have any pattern to it, totally random. it will run fine for a few seconds then pop a couple of times, then it will run fine again for a few seconds or minutes then pop again. I also noticed that between 2000rpm and 2800rpm if i hold it at the right spot it will also start misfiring. the car has new wires and plugs (plugs are bosch +4 i heard those are no good), no vacuum leaks that i can find. Any help would be much appreciated :). ---
**Author:** ![fanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@fanatic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fanatic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/2 "2007-05-24T17:35:26Z")
Could try checking the oxygen sensor to see if the fuel’s too lean. My friend’s sorta having the same problem. ---
**Author:** ![lovemys14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@lovemys14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lovemys14)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/3 "2007-05-25T14:31:54Z")
clean or get a new fuel filter, do an injector flush/ or use a cleaner … or just rip the shit outta the car in second gear so if dregs are stuck it can blow them out or maybe u tightened your plugs too much, you could have messed up the gap of the plug ---
**Author:** ![Matt89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt89/32/3202_2.png) [@Matt89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt89)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/4 "2007-05-25T16:45:13Z")
Check your spark plug wire connections. I had that problem, it would also hesitate and studder when driving. ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/5 "2007-05-25T17:02:04Z")
> [@My old dorm room from college . . .](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-old-dorm-room-from-college/12668/3): > > the car has new wires and plugs (plugs are bosch +4 i heard those are no good), no vacuum leaks that i can find. :). did you do the distributor cap/rotor at the same time? ---
**Author:** ![Driftryder](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/driftryder/32/5537_2.png) [@Driftryder](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Driftryder)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/6 "2007-05-26T09:12:40Z")
since ive owned the car ive never done the distributor so i have no idea when that was last done ---
**Author:** ![Matt89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt89/32/3202_2.png) [@Matt89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt89)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/7 "2007-05-27T19:02:46Z")
If it’s anything like mine, which it sounds like it is, it’s an electrical connection of some sort. I say, take off your distributor cap, clean that with contact cleaner (i bet there will be a nice carbon buildup on the rods), the proceed to pack every spark plug wire connection with dielectric grease, including the coil pack connection. See if that fixes your problem. ---
**Author:** ![FUNGC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fungc/32/5539_2.png) [@FUNGC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FUNGC)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/8 "2007-05-27T20:58:25Z")
DO NOT CLEAN THEM once you clean them it will fuck up for some reason. just buy a new one. dont be cheap they arent that much anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Matt89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt89/32/3202_2.png) [@Matt89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt89)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/9 "2007-05-28T04:55:41Z")
Your logic makes no sense, cleaning them would make for a better contact. And why replace something when it’s not broken, especially on a KA. ---
**Author:** ![FUNGC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fungc/32/5539_2.png) [@FUNGC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FUNGC)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/10 "2007-05-28T05:41:52Z")
lol even though it makes no sense to me at all, go search on nico. my friend learned the hard way. but after u read up on nico they say never clean them or they get fucked. ---
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/11 "2007-05-30T11:34:57Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/12707/19): > > If it’s anything like mine, which it sounds like it is, it’s an electrical connection of some sort. I say, take off your distributor cap, clean that with contact cleaner (i bet there will be a nice carbon buildup on the rods), the proceed to pack every spark plug wire connection with dielectric grease, including the coil pack connection. See if that fixes your problem. I had the exact same issue as you this week regarding the studdering/hesitation/idle hunting and it ended up being a bunch of gunk on the top of the spark plug connectors. That was it. Where can I get some good dielectric grease? ---
**Author:** ![Matt89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt89/32/3202_2.png) [@Matt89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt89)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-idle-problems/106815/12 "2007-05-30T13:12:10Z")
Don’t know really, I think we got ours at canadian tire. Just ask around, I think it’s also called electric contact grease or something of the like.