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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Was driving home from work and its about 40 degrees here in toronto with humidity and sometimes when coming to a stop sign or red light i put it in neutral and the car stays at 2000rpm for about four or five seconds before it drops down to 700rpm what could be cauaing this? IIm running a b16a2 in a 93 eg coupe
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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Try cleaning the IACV.
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:05 PM
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Hey ron, i just cleaned it the weeks ago do you think it would be gunked up that quick? And when i cleaned it, it wasnt that bad at all i could see through the mesh
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:08 PM
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Could the throttle plate perhaps be sticking open? If so what would you use to clean it? Regular degreaser?
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:08 PM
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Any CEL codes?

Does the throttle body have an FITV?

Have you bleed the cooling system?

Have you adjusted the idle speed as per the service manual procedure?
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:09 PM
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Could the throttle plate perhaps be sticking open? If so what would you use to clean it? Regular degreaser?
Yes. Clean the throttle body with carburetor or brake cleaner and make sure that the throttle cable is properly adjusted to have some slack.
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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No codes thrown, cleaned fitv during the iacv cleaning, bled the system
No i didnt adjust idle speed its staying at 750-800 range. Ahhh alright i will adjust the throttle cable i recently tightenes it a bit a didnt know it needed slack i though the throttle cable maybe got worn over time so i tightened it
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:16 PM
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:27 PM
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Sorry ron but cable deflection, i cant really tell what its saying. It has to be 10-12mm from what?
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:30 PM
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At the point in the cable indicated in the diagram, you should be able deflect/move the cable 3/8" to 1/2" from center. In other words, there should be 3/8" to 1/2" of free play in the cable - cable movement that would not open the throttle plate.
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:37 PM
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And why would a tighter throttle cable be a bad thing? Just wondering
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:40 PM
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A tight cable might prevent or slow the throttle plate from closing fully.
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:42 PM
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Ahh makes sense, off to clean the throttle and adjust the cable. Thanks alot man i appreciate your time
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 12:43 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2013 | 04:47 PM
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sticky throttle cable, tps or computer.
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Old Jul 17, 2013 | 05:06 PM
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Throttle plate was binding ended up being the culprit. I guess the hot weather made the gunk in the throttle body sticky so i cleaned it out as far in as i could reach. Works fine now, no jumping rpm.
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