I have a 1998 montero sport 4x4 xls 3.0 liter v-6 about a week ago it started not wanting to idle the alarm was activated and im not sure how but i kept the drivers door open and unhooked the neg battery cable for 1 minute and then hooked it back up to deactivate the alarm and then cranked the car but after that it woundnt idle when you first crank up the car it runs fine but after u drive it for a few seconds it wont idle anymore ive tried cleaning the throttle body out for deposites but that didnt help any help on this matter would be greatly appericated

Thanks

Bud Mckay
(silverinram)

 

If the symptoms started to show after your battery died- follow these few steps to restore your idle.
Remove the intake hose from the throttle body. Spray carb cleaner on a rag, manually open the throttle,and clean the carbon away from the area surrounding the throttle plate as well as the throttle plate itself. Do not spray cleaner directly into the throttle body as some of the fluid will drain down the ports leading to the Idle Air Control motor and possibly damage it. Reinstall the intake hose- disconnect the negative terminal for a minute (to assure adaptive idle memory is erased) then reconnect. Everything should be okay from there.

JJ