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Irregular idle every 15 seconds or so


F4Gary

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So was out cleaning up the interior and had the engine idling.  About every 15 seconds the idle would slow a bit with the lower idle shudder, and then recover to normal.  Like is would slow 75 rpm and then recover.

Any ideas?  Haven't checked for a code yet and now light on the dash.

Car runs fine otherwise.

2017 Edge Sport 2.7L

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Did you have AC or defroster on? (The default startup climate settings used to put the defroster on at start. And the defroster is meant to act as a dehumidifier to "dry" condensation on the inside of the windshield as well as melt ice on the outside.) The defroster controls won't show you the AC is on. And the compressor cycles on and off quite often. At idle, that's usually enough of a load to make the engine labour a bit until the throttle catches up to the load.

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2 hours ago, KBlueSuv said:

This low-idle issue used to happen every time I filled up with 87. It would last until I got home, and be fine after that. I also switched to 93 octane and it appears to have resolved the issue.

I don't believe that the octane has anything to do with it - mine does exactly the same on the higher octane Costco top tier gas and the only thing that resolves it is a new OEM Motocraft/FoMoco evap valve.

Part # GL3Z 9B325 B

 

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5 minutes ago, 1004ron said:

I don't believe that the octane has anything to do with it - mine does exactly the same on the higher octane Costco top tier gas and the only thing that resolves it is a new OEM Motocraft evap valve.

Most definitely the EVAP (aka Purge) valve. Very common issue. And not just a Ford thing. 

Most commonly rears its ugly head right after filling up, regardless of octane. 

If left unchecked, can cause a host of issues, not limited to fuel tank deformation and charcoal canister failure.

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