problems with idle

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bias
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Well everything is going well with the CA:) Everything except the idle at start up. When I crank it up on cold or hot days it want's to drop to 500rpm. I have to rev it a little and then it's Ok? I checked for boost leaks and everything is good. I did some searching and it could be the IACV. Has anyone had this prob? It just started doing it. I been driviong the car for almost 6 months.


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bias wrote:Well everything is going well with the CA:) Everything except the idle at start up. When I crank it up on cold or hot days it want's to drop to 500rpm. I have to rev it a little and then it's Ok? I checked for boost leaks and everything is good. I did some searching and it could be the IACV. Has anyone had this prob? It just started doing it. I been driviong the car for almost 6 months.
Your air regulator valve is no good.

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The CA's idle stuff is infamous for crapping out.

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slidecrave
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mine does this all alot too, somedays it starts up perfect and its good to go.. then other times it will drop down and want to turn off and bog out nasty on me and i'll have to sit in the car for like 3mins just to get it to idle good

bias
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Is that the valve under the throttle body that hooks into the intercooler? Could I get one from the parts store? Off topic but would stand alone(MSII) do away with all these wacky sensors

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I believe it is a lot easier to fix with a msII, but I have heard that the IACV gets clogged. You could try cleaning it with some electronics cleaner, and see what that does.


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