Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

EM1 - CEL and idle problem

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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 10:38 AM
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Default EM1 - CEL and idle problem

just had all 3 of my fuel lines replaced. got the car back and the idle was high around 2k when the motor is cold, which is expected when its cold. but i didnt think it would idle that high. then the cel light came on, so im thinkin great and was hopin i just needed to reset the ecu. i reset it the cel went off and the idle went back to 900. well the cel light came back on when i was drivin home from school so im startin to get annoyed. i just reset the ecu again and the cel is off for right now. after i drive the car and come to a complete stop, the idle is at 1500, the idle air valve purges a few times up and down and then the idle calms down to 1k again. i cant pinpoint the culprit problem right now but im thinking my throttle cable needs a litlle bit of slack and/or my idle air valve is a little clogged and just needs to be cleaned. any help on this???
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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Yeah. Stop resetting the CEL and pull the code.
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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but it doesnt come on now, the ecu isnt tripping. guess if it does it again ill check the code
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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yup pull a code and if im not mistaken thats a idle air control valve.....
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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Thread titles MUST summarize the tech problem so that members browsing titles can easily understand the problem without reading the post -- Title edited.

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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 12:59 PM
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[QUOTE=RonJ@HT;46480366]Thread titles MUST summarize the tech problem so that members browsing titles can easily understand the problem without reading the post -- Title edited.

k, my bad
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