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Idle Air Control. How do you reset it?

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Old 01-15-2006, 03:28 PM
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Default Idle Air Control. How do you reset it?

One last thing to fix on this car. is the Idle Air Control. Normally i guess i could take an alan wrench and set the idle myself. but the computer seems to ignore my settings and control the idle itself. How to fix this ? Its running high idle when ever i go into nuetral. or press the clutch down. and it comes down a little more when my engine speed is at a full stop. the rpms get as high as 1500
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Old 01-15-2006, 03:45 PM
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Default RE: Idle Air Control. How do you reset it?

maybe the IAC is faulty, just a thought, usually you have to unplug the IAC
then set your idle and plug it back in
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Old 01-15-2006, 08:17 PM
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problem fixxed.
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Old 01-16-2006, 06:45 PM
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dude i have the same exact problem and it is ****in annoying. how did u fix it? did u remove the IAC, set the idle then re install it?
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Old 01-16-2006, 07:03 PM
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Reply the idle is pretty much set by the computer. You should not be adjusting the idle manually. Instead, set the idle screw so that it is about half a turn back from sitting on the throttle linkage. Reset the computer (disconnect the battery) and turn the car on and let it warm up by itself. If you have a stock throttle body don't play with the throttle position sensor. If your car is idling high or low after that it could be attributed to vacuum leaks or a faulty IAC motor. Let me know if you need any performance parts [8D]
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