I suspected my car was flooding on start up so I pulled the plugs and fuel pump fuses. I cranked it, put it all back together, and it started up on the first try like a champ.

I have a problem with a weak idle though. If I give it some gas and then let go, it will want to die out and then came back up. I pulled one of the extra vaccum plugs on the IM and it kept it's idle better. Could this be a dirty IACV? I dont want to take that apart and that not be it. TIA

 

It isn't jumpy or surging, it's just low btw and hesitates to came back up after I give it gas.

 

is this only during the first minute after start-up? cuz my engine starting doing this after i disabled my FITV. check for clogged air intake, but i suspect faulty fitv or idle screw set too low and ecu unable to correct fast enough.


Modified by danerr at 5:28 PM 2/5/2006

 

Nah, this also happens when it's warmed up. I unplugged an extra vaccum cap on the IM. Im guessing its an extra cap blocking a vaccum plug and it idles higher (at or a little under 1k) and it doesn't bog down after it's given some gas.

 

the iacv is not a hard thing to remove if thats what youre worried about
give it a cleaning

it helped mine with the same problem

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SnlpeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the iacv is not a hard thing to remove if thats what youre worried about
give it a cleaning

it helped mine with the same problem</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is what I like to hear Gonna clean the IACV when I have time. I'll just run without that cap blocking one of the vaccum plugs until then.