idle problem when car is cold
Dec 19, 2006, 06:06 PM
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idle problem when car is cold
hey guys i have a problem that started about a weekago. my car dies at idle when i first start it when the engine is cold. at first i thought it was the plugs but then i changed them and its still doing it. there isnt any vac. leaks and after the car warms up it idles just fine. i did adjust the throttle cable so it wouldnt die as much but it seems to like overcome that fact that the cable was adjusted and still goes below the 1000mark. anyone have this problem before? or know why its doing it?. and does anyone else have this problem?
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turbo back 3"
flash
MBC
and is it MAYBE possible that i could have cams in it? (i got it back in july and im the 3rd owner. my vac isnt at 20 like i think its suppose to be its always at 10-15 and my friend said somethin like if you have cams that it'll affect the vac... j/w).
- shane
mods:
turbo back 3"
flash
MBC
and is it MAYBE possible that i could have cams in it? (i got it back in july and im the 3rd owner. my vac isnt at 20 like i think its suppose to be its always at 10-15 and my friend said somethin like if you have cams that it'll affect the vac... j/w).
- shane
Dec 19, 2006, 07:01 PM
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have you try reading the obd codes? sometime you may have a code but the light doesn't necessary come on. it may give you a clue? if it dies only when cold, it could be bad coolant temp sensor?
Dec 19, 2006, 07:59 PM
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nope no codes and the car did over heat so im thiking maybe there is an air pocket in there?.. maybe coolant temp sensor but why would it be fine after it warms up?
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Dec 19, 2006, 10:40 PM
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would it be a grounding problem(like if i added more grounding wires, would that help? (i found some places here that they did that and it worked.))??. or is it really the iac
Dec 19, 2006, 11:44 PM
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+ 2 on the icv. but first make sure all of the vaccum lines are fully connected to it. try searching icv, some have taken it off and cleaned it with carb cleaner
Dec 19, 2006, 11:57 PM
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Sounds just like what I went through last winter when my iac said bye bye. Call up your local junk yards and look for an iac out of an '02 galant. Mention nothing about even owning an evolution unless you want to be overcharged.
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but it's the same part. When you hold them up side by side it will be clear.
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hey guys i figured out the idle problem, apparntely when i did the TB seals i didnt put on of the connectors back on completely and worked it self free. i connected it and d/c the battery for a few mins and it works great! 
. yay.
. yay.