Q: Idle fluctuates and then stalls.
i drive a 2007 toyota camry. i have been experiencing an engine stall and rpm dropping to 400 sometimes when my car is idle. sometimes it happens, other times it doesnt. i dont know what to do. my engine almost knocked a while ago( the sump hit the ground and i drove it for about 15 minutes like that ). i feel its the aftermath of this problem as my engine has not been in full capacity since this happened some months ago. please what can i do?
My car has 128000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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