High Idle engine!

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09-23-2009, 03:27 PM

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High Idle engine!

the idle screw is fully out and it stills idles at 900 when i start the engine but when i start driving it idles at 1400 -1600 ish.. getting on my nerves

09-23-2009, 05:18 PM

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Sounds like a vacuum leak.

09-24-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by .boB

Sounds like a vacuum leak.

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a neat trick is to squirt ether around the engine and if you get a loud POP from your engine you have a vacuum leak.

10-04-2009, 07:20 PM

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if you end up checking all of the vaccuum lines and everything checks out, it'll prolly be your Idle Air Control Motor. $65 on 5.0 resto

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