high and pulsing idle
01-30-2007, 07:50 AM
#21
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: pittsburgh.
Posts: 1,863
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
read my post in this thread i sort of explain the idle control valves. there are two of them even though everone only talks about the IACV for some reason.
It could be your PCV valve, I don't if there is anyway to check but its pretty cheap to just replace.
It could be your PCV valve, I don't if there is anyway to check but its pretty cheap to just replace.
01-30-2007, 08:59 AM
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
To check the PCV Valve, just remove it and shake. If you hear the ball moving back and fourth, its good. If not, its seized and you should replace.
At the low cost, its probably a good idea to replace anyway like said above.
At the low cost, its probably a good idea to replace anyway like said above.
01-30-2007, 11:19 AM
#23
Live, Die, & Drive Fast!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: AL
Posts: 189
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
just replaced the pcv valve like a month or two ago at the most. Yeah the goals are serious, i've got some of the parts allready sitting in my apt, but i can't touch it till i can retire it as my daily driver( i have a 98 rodeo just waiting on the title so i can DD it) just trying to keep it running towork and back for now.
01-31-2007, 01:30 PM
#24
Live, Die, & Drive Fast!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: AL
Posts: 189
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
so news update, i cleaned the IACV and it helped but the idle still flutters just not as bad or long now... so far this is what i've done to help my idle i've replaced plugs, wires, cap, rotor, cleaned IACV and new pcv valve. my bet is that my IACV is going bad or is still dirty and i didn't clean it good enough...
01-31-2007, 02:52 PM
#25
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
so news update, i cleaned the IACV and it helped but the idle still flutters just not as bad or long now... so far this is what i've done to help my idle i've replaced plugs, wires, cap, rotor, cleaned IACV and new pcv valve. my bet is that my IACV is going bad or is still dirty and i didn't clean it good enough...
If all that is well, its probably a vacuum leak.
02-01-2007, 03:25 PM
#26
Live, Die, & Drive Fast!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: AL
Posts: 189
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
aight so i finally got to check the codes today and as i figured it's throwing the IAC code so i'm guessing the thing is toast... so i'm gonna go ahead and replace it and see cuz i've done and checked everything else i know...
02-09-2007, 10:30 AM
#27
Live, Die, & Drive Fast!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: AL
Posts: 189
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
so the new IACV has fixed the biggest idle problems i've been having but now it wont return to normal idle until i'm sitting still for at least 3 or 4 seconds... any ideas? i'm thinkin I ended up with air in the coolant lines, so i guess i need to flush the system again wouldn't that get the air out?
Last edited by WiseGuyOnCouch; 02-09-2007 at 10:35 AM.
02-09-2007, 11:28 AM
#28
Stupid Power Ball
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Dirty Jersey
Posts: 11,619
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
so the new IACV has fixed the biggest idle problems i've been having but now it wont return to normal idle until i'm sitting still for at least 3 or 4 seconds... any ideas? i'm thinkin I ended up with air in the coolant lines, so i guess i need to flush the system again wouldn't that get the air out?
02-10-2007, 02:14 PM
#30
i
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,543
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
this seems to be a growing integra problem, ive had this issue for almost a year, ive replaced the following parts in this order and still have the problem. fitv, iacv, tps, throttle body, intake manifold...those are all new parts! and i still have the problem!