Q: Car idles when I slow down
I purchased a diagnostic for this, but my mechanic didn't even test drive the car to see what was wrong. He basically checked my fluid levels and left. When I slow down at a stop sign or to turn my car completely shuts itself off. Ever since this started happening I've been hearing a loud "clanking" from inside the engine. I want to know what's wrong so I can just get someone to come out and fix it since apparently diagnostics are useless. EDIT: I just found the "media" section of the report and he mentioned that the sound could be a cam bearing or a "something" chain (couldn't hear the audio). Does anyone know what that chain might be and if replacing either of these will fix my problem? And would Yourmechanic fix these problems?
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