Q: Rough in neutral and runs fine in gear will stall when shifting out of gear to neutral

asked by on June 07, 2017

When I start the car it rides rough in in neutral when I shift into gear and start driving the car it runs seamingly good. But when I shift out of a higher gear into neutral to stop the engine will occasionally stall or start running rough again. I think the problem may be related to a dirty air filter or vacuum problem. The car was running great up until saturday morning and I started it and noticed the issue. Just wondering what your thoughts are.

My car has 146000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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