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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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Ok ladies and Gents i have a 1990 Acura integra DA w a jdm b20 swap and it has a pretty bad idle, it doesnt idle to high or anything but it fluctuates up and down ( its worse when its still cold it will idle all the way up to 3500 ) but it doesnt do it as bad when it warms up

things ive done to try and correct the problem
1. Replaced the TPS sensor and throttle body
2. Checked every single vaccum line and they're all fine
3. Took off IAC valve and cleaned it thoroughly twice
4. ive even checked my coolant to make sure there wasnt any air bubbles in my coolant cause ive heard that would do it!!

What else is left to do ? PLEASE ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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Did you do anything with the FITV yet?
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Did you do anything with the FITV yet?
no ive heard someone tell me something about that but i dont know what it is and how i would fix it !!! If you could give me some info it would be cool..
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 03:50 AM
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I had this same problem a few weeks ago, I tried everything, I found the problem by spraying brake cleaner around the intake maninfold while the car was running and it killed the engine, So I had a bad manifold gasket
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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im gonna try that..thanks man...anything else i need to try ?
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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Default Re: Idle Problem !!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

also try a different ecu one that you know that works fine
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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k thanks i'll try that also !!!! what else can i try??
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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make sure you have your TPS set to 0.5 volts and 4.5 volts at WOT.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by civic401
make sure you have your TPS set to 0.5 volts and 4.5 volts at WOT.
it was already on the Throttle Body so i just assumed that it was already set should i try and reset it ? thanks for your response anymore ideas
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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any electrical diagnostics with your iavc? tps do not have to be set unless they've been taken off before. pay more attention right now to your iacv for correct voltages and cleanliness and throttlebody gasket for leaks.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Make sure the coolant system is bled really well. Make sure you didn't connect the IAC with the plug for the IAT and vice versa. Seeing as it gets better when warmed up could be a sign of intake leak that closes up when hot allthough the engine will run richer when cold causing higher idle.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 11:22 AM
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thanks for all the help everyone !
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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you can adjust your throttle cable and see if that works.

and take your throttle body off and clean it with brake cleaner REALLY well.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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could it be something super serious like internally at all im just wondering
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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not sure how hondas work but my toyota was acting up like that and here when i got the motor swapped my timing was advanced by a tooth. now she runs good.
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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my cousins honda was acting like that too and it turned out to be his fuel pump. his is the 96b16sprayin i put a post earlier about it and when he got it checked out that was the problem. not sure about yours but something to consider
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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ok thanks for all the info everyone looks like i have some work ahead of me
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Some shop will do a scan for a vehicle for a cheap prize just to get the fault code and fix it by your self, this purpose is to save time or stop guessing for fixing problem. I'd read it from some of advertise or do a search.
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