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Old 02-10-2012, 06:38 AM
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I am having a idle problem in my 97 civic with gsr swap. I'm sure its a problem with the iacv cause with it plugged in it idles at almost 2000 rpm. Then I cover the port on the tb and it idles perfect like normal then if i unplug it the idle goes down and jumps. So is this a bad iacv?
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Why don't you at least try cleaning it before contemplating the replacement.

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Why don't you at least try cleaning it before you contemplating the replacement.
Yes, this is very common. Remove the IACV, take it apart and clean it.
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Took it off and tried cleaning with carb clean with no change
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Retrieve trouble codes if any.
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No trouble codes at all
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if you cover the whole t/b does the car die ? check throttle cable adjustment ,idle air bleed screw, and throttle stop(do not adjust this) if there all ok replace iacv
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Originally Posted by ek.troy
I am having a idle problem in my 97 civic with gsr swap. I'm sure its a problem with the iacv cause with it plugged in it idles at almost 2000 rpm. Then I cover the port on the tb and it idles perfect like normal then if i unplug it the idle goes down and jumps. So is this a bad iacv?
What CEL codes are thrown? Does the CEL work? This could be caused by a dirty IACV or also by a faulty ECT sensor or TPS.
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Originally Posted by canadaek
if you cover the whole t/b does the car die ? check throttle cable adjustment ,idle air bleed screw, and throttle stop(do not adjust this) if there all ok replace iacv
Hand over throttle body and the car completely dies. Throttle cable, idle air bleed screw and throttle stop are all good. So I am leaning towards a bad IACV

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What CEL codes are thrown? Does the CEL work? This could be caused by a dirty IACV or also by a faulty ECT sensor or TPS.
No CEL what so ever and I said that I tried to clean it already. Replaced the ECT sensor with another one I had laying around and same result. Haven't repaced the TPS yet, but I do have another TPS.
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Default Re: High idle when IACV plugged in

your iac is done go get a new one
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Default Re: IACV Problem

Originally Posted by Libertariat
Remove the IACV, take it apart and clean it.
I've heard of people soaking their IACVs when they're too lazy to disassemble them, but depending on what you're soaking it in the IACV can get damaged.
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Default Re: High idle when IACV plugged in

I am using B12 Chemtool Carb cleaner I will try taking it apart and trying again.
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