Q: car starting jerk while stopped at the light but when i start to drive it goes away
just had the water bypass outlet replaced and today I was driving to work after I got off the highway I stopped at the light the the rpms and car started jerking till I started to move again
My car has 113000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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Hi Mike. Thanks for contacting us. There are a few possible reasons why you’re experiencing these symptoms. First and most common is that a vacuum line has not been installed correctly after removal of the water bypass outlet (which isn’t very common but some mechanics have to remove a few lines to gain access on this Lincoln). The second possibility is that this is not related to the recent repair, but due to a dirty or worn out fuel system component, such as a mass air flow sensor. It might save you some time and money to have a professional mechanic come to your location to complete an on-site inspection, so they can hopefully duplicate the symptom so they can determine what is causing the problem.
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