Update!! More idle problems...

My car is sputting at idle. My idle ranges from 200 to 1500, its not surging up and down up and down, but it varies. Its idle rough, and it dips down to like 200 and almost stalls out. I can hear it puttering out the exhaust. My steering wheel seems to shake when it idles and it just feels really rough. Im so confused!!! Im not sure what is causing this or what to do. Possible things causing this:

Car out of Time
Running too Rich (which I am)
Vaccum Leak

Im sure there are more but thats all i can think off at the time. PLEASE help me figure out this annoying problem!!!!

Ive tried cleaning my iacv, no use. Help!!!

 

Have you checked your Throttle Position Sensor? I know my car was having erradic idle issues and it ended up being related to the tps.

Also does your car idle high when it is cold? If it gets messed up even when it is cold you might want to check out your fast idle control valve.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mikeunreal2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Update!! More idle problems...

My car is sputting at idle. My idle ranges from 200 to 1500, its not surging up and down up and down, but it varies. Its idle rough, and it dips down to like 200 and almost stalls out. I can hear it puttering out the exhaust. My steering wheel seems to shake when it idles and it just feels really rough. Im so confused!!! Im not sure what is causing this or what to do. Possible things causing this:

Car out of Time
Running too Rich (which I am)
Vaccum Leak

Im sure there are more but thats all i can think off at the time. PLEASE help me figure out this annoying problem!!!!

Ive tried cleaning my iacv, no use. Help!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1568459 sounds alot like my problem..check out my thread..it has a vid

 

i just did a tranny conversion and now i'm getting this problem too! Bump for an answer

 

sounds exactly like my problem. I get alot of puttering and backfiring out my exhaust. Amongst over things.

 

anyone else think its a timing issue?

 

could possibly be timing... does the car drive like it should, or does it not feel right while driving as well?

 

bump for the same problem

 

cant remember, havnt driven it in a couple of days

 

what car is this exactly??

 

well go drive it... that would be helpful to know.

 

agreed. if its still running rough while driving it, its probably internal.

things to go over:

throwing ANY codes?
check map sensor (make sure its on a REAL vacuum line)
TPS sensor could be screwed (swap throttle bodies real quick, might show difference)
IAC valve could be clogged or need to be screwed in and then backed off 1/4 turn.