Hey all
for those of you that have an irradic idle and are annoyed with it heres how you clean and fix the problem.
IACV = Idle Air Control Valve
step one: locate your IACV it looks like this and on D series engines its mounted on the rear of the intake manifold near the throttle body, and on F series engines its mounuted towards the front of the car on the intake manifold near the throttle body.
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Step two: remove it, all you need to do is take the 2, 12mm bolts out, disconnect the electrical connection, and your heater lines that run to it. (note put a rag on the heater lines so it doesnt spill everywhere)
Step three: take some brake cleaner or carb cleaner and spray out the screen, which as you can see is very clogged on my 180K+ D15b8.
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NOTE you can also take off the bottum part and inspect the gasket to make sure its clean and dirt free, and in my case it was
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Step four: Let it dry, then reconnect your electrical connection, your heater lines, and your bolts and BAM your done.
Hope this helps some of the noobs out there
capn
for those of you that have an irradic idle and are annoyed with it heres how you clean and fix the problem.
IACV = Idle Air Control Valve
step one: locate your IACV it looks like this and on D series engines its mounted on the rear of the intake manifold near the throttle body, and on F series engines its mounuted towards the front of the car on the intake manifold near the throttle body.
Step two: remove it, all you need to do is take the 2, 12mm bolts out, disconnect the electrical connection, and your heater lines that run to it. (note put a rag on the heater lines so it doesnt spill everywhere)
Step three: take some brake cleaner or carb cleaner and spray out the screen, which as you can see is very clogged on my 180K+ D15b8.
NOTE you can also take off the bottum part and inspect the gasket to make sure its clean and dirt free, and in my case it was
Step four: Let it dry, then reconnect your electrical connection, your heater lines, and your bolts and BAM your done.
Hope this helps some of the noobs out there
capn
