I'm up in Pismo Beach for Christmas with the family. Was going over the top of a dune and the front of the vehicle plowed through the top of the hill of sand. Didn't feel like a huge impact but it must have been fairly large as it knocked the trim piece around the fog light free. After that impact the idle is extremely rough and I have to give the engine a little gas when starting or it will die. It's idling at about 600 RPM but fluctuates down to 200 and up to 700 constantly. The engine is making a terrible sputtering sound. At highway speeds it still doesn't sound right but drives fine.
Any ideas what I could do while away on vacation here to resolve this? The one thing I tried was cleaning out the air filter which was filled with sand and dust. The only other thought I've had is maybe I knocked a spark plug wire loose? Need to take the engine cover off tomorrow to check that.
Any ideas what I could do while away on vacation here to resolve this? The one thing I tried was cleaning out the air filter which was filled with sand and dust. The only other thought I've had is maybe I knocked a spark plug wire loose? Need to take the engine cover off tomorrow to check that.