2000 Nissan Altima...Where is the IAC Valve

[richgard16]

Hey Guys I am new to this forum and am in need of a little help. I have a 2000 Nissan Altima SE and have been told that my IAC valve is gummed/clogged up.

I was driving on the interstate with the air going and my rpm's started jumping and car started shaking, when I turned the air off everything was fine.

I am wanting to clean this part, but for the life of me cannot find it nor any videos on how to find it. I am a diagram or video person and am fairly new to working on cars. So I don't understand where a lot of technical terms are. Does anyone have a digram or video they can show me that would help me find and clean this part?

[t.mcginley.jr]

It's kind of in a pain in the a$$ location. If you go to the passenger side of the car (basically looking at the front of the engine where the belts are) and look down where the intake manifold bolts up to the head, you should be able to see the IACV. This is what it looks like: