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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 02:46 PM
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my 2000 civic si was throwing a cod for the iac. i just replaced it after work, and now the car surges, and white smoke is coming out of the exhaust. im not sure exactly what i have done wrong since it was two bolts and a plug. please help!
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 04:14 PM
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car doesnt overheat, and stays at correct temp.
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 04:17 PM
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is it for the right motor?
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 04:19 PM
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should be. the box didnt come with anything saying otherwise. the iac's look identical. i ordered it through my work from honda.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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found out i left a vac hose off of the ps when doing my mounts. only problem is i pluged it back up and it didnt fix anything. car is still surging in neutral and letting out white smoke when giving the car throttle. please help. car is my daily.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 02:13 PM
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Is the IAC OEM? Make sure none of the hoses are ripped.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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yes i got the iac from honda. i will over look the hoses. that might make alittle sense if so since i had a little pain with one of them.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 02:30 PM
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White smoke and the surge makes me wonder if you somehow hooked up a coolant line where a vacuum line should go.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 02:34 PM
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http://h-tune.co.uk/tech/?p=552

Check this OP.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 02:35 PM
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Default Re: IAC idle surge please help

saying you guys think maybe i switched the two lines to the iac?
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 02:51 PM
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Default Re: IAC idle surge please help

Not so much thinking of those 2 lines, but wondering if there are any other lines that could be crossed... you mentioned leaving a vac hose off when doing your mounts. Just sayin, double check ALL the vac and cooling lines.
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 08:38 AM
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yep a vac line to the manifold was off. wierd though because i never touched that line. maybe i hit it off, and didnt notice. the white smoke has decreased ALOT, but still at correct temp with throttle some is still coming out of the exhaust. anyone have an idea why, and hopfully not the head gasket
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 09:48 AM
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bleed ur coolant system and restart ur ecu afterwards.
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 01:52 PM
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Is it cold out where you are (below 50)? If it dissipates quickly its probably water vapor, a byproduct of combustion. If it has a sweet smell to it, then it may be coolant. Do you hear any hissing from the engine bay? Try spraying some brake cleaner on the vacuum hoses with the car running. If you hear a change in RPM then you know where to start looking for a vacuum leak. Also, did you bleed the cooling system and use new O-rings on the IAC?
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by endwell17
yep a vac line to the manifold was off. wierd though because i never touched that line. maybe i hit it off, and didnt notice. the white smoke has decreased ALOT, but still at correct temp with throttle some is still coming out of the exhaust. anyone have an idea why, and hopfully not the head gasket
Well check you head gasket. Are you loosing coolent?
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 06:28 PM
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reset the ecu its still thinking the old iac is on ad running rough
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