idle fluctuates when i turn off my lights...very strange...please help!

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Oct 11, 2006 | 10:01 PM

fgraciano1980

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idle fluctuates when i turn off my lights...very strange...please help!

whenever i drive at night, come home, park the car and turn off the lights my idle starts fluctuating. and it only does it when ive been driving around with my lights on.

someone suggested that its the sign of a dying alternator. what do you guys think? i have a 1995 civic ex coupe and its an automatic.

any insight is apperciated!

Oct 12, 2006 | 09:53 AM

fgraciano1980

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Re: idle fluctuates when i turn off my lights...very strange...please help! (fgraciano1980)

bump...i need some help on this one

Oct 17, 2006 | 11:32 PM

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Re: idle fluctuates when i turn off my lights...very strange...please help! (fgraciano1980)

i have kind of the same prob in my 95 manual. i cant figure it out.

Oct 18, 2006 | 04:01 AM

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A lot of idle problems come from a dirty IACV or from a loose FITV. So, clean the IACV and clean and tighten the FITV. You can do a search on theses to find out how to clean them...............it is VERY easy. It fixed my surging idle.