Car stalling at idle

1997 DODGE AVENGER
152,000 MILES • 2.5L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GLENN GILBERT
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My car seems to stall when it is cold at idle, when I am stopped, or when I am just barely giving it gas like when I am backing out of a parking space. It also seems to do it when I am on an incline. It now also seems to be running a little rough and is getting poor gas mileage. I have changed the TPS switch, fuel pump relay, cleaned the throttle body and replaced a couple of oxygen sensors. I have no light on in the dash. Also, I am not sure if this is related or not, the temperature gauge started going up past halfway so I took it to a shop and they told me it was my radiator which was warm on top and cold on the bottom so I replaced that but when I replaced the thermostat, when the system was still full of antifreeze, no water came out of the lower hose, which I thought was strange. After replacing the radiator and thermostat the car does not run past halfway but my heater is not working which I think my need a flush but not sure.

Anyhow, do you think the EGR is bad and if so how would I replace it. Do I need to remove the plenum?

I would appreciate any help you can give me.
Oct 21, 2018 at 5:54 AM
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Yes, a bad EGR will cause it to stall. Here is a video on how to test it and the location in the diagrams below. The EGR is not under the intake.

https://youtu.be/DqUCbbKdWf4

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
Oct 22, 2018 at 12:53 PM