my motor is idling terrible after driving it for a while. at like red lights or when i stop the RPM's go almost all the way down and its feels like its gonna stall out. although it never does. it idles fine while its warming up and things like that. but ive came to the conclusion thats its the IAC and if cleaning it doesnt work which im told i should do, i guess i would have to repalce it if de-clogging it doesnt work.
so my question is where and how would i be able to clean it???

 

some seafoam and a tune-up will fix that right up

 

i heard carburator cleaner would work too but i have no idea how i would get it into the IAC??

 

and what exactly is sea foam???

 

IAC? im lost for some reason at the moment

 

i dont know what exactly it is, all i know is that it cleans all the crap in your engine and makes ur car smokes

runs brand new after it

 

IAC (IDLE AIR CONTROL) its located behind the intake manifold. theres a possibility it might be clogged up, due to the crappy idle after driving my car for a little bit.

 

did you do it to your car, and where would i be able to get my hands on this stuff.

 

ahh yes had a brain freeze for a second there

you can pick it up at any car quest in your area

 

& yes i did it to my car and the bad idle was fixed and it ran alot smoother

 

Seafoam and a new gas filter.

 

i had a time constraint when mine was acting weird, so i bought a new one instead of cleaning mine and seeing if that fixed it..
it may just need to be cleaned, i duno

if yours still is acting shitty after a cleaning, ill send you my old one and you can clean it and try it if you want.. just pay shipping and it's yours

 

If you listen to me, take it out and letr it sit in brake fluid overnight. Next day clean it out with carburator cleaner and ull be good as new.

 

so thats the only way i can clean it, i cant clean it while its still attached to my intake manifold. because of work i have absolutely no time to work on my car and that looks like a bitch to take off because of the clearance.

 

I think the removal its fairly easy. While ur cleaning your IAC you might as well clean the throttle body.

 

have the 2 cans of cleaner and a few pair of latex gloves
the stuff is harsh on your hands

 

how do u take off the IAC?? and also, is the fuel filter hard to replace?

 

Fuel filter is very hard. IAC is easy on the other hand.

 

after seeing the amount on shit in my IAC, throttle body, and intake manifold, i suggest all of you do this.

thanks alot arber for the help, i wouldnt have been able to do it w/o you. now in the event i ever have to do it again ill be able to do it myself, thanks.

 

wish there was some1 down here in MIA who could walk me through it... Imaytry it sometime this week anyways.

 

you got it, i appreciate the 2 beers
thanks

 

We though about making DYI but...
Maybe ill make the DYI once I get my F23 head of my old engine.

 

they were kinda skunked. i had the rest of them a few hours ago with my friend down by the bay.

i drove my car for a few hours and havent had a problem with the idle at all, so hopefully thats over and done with.

 

SeaFoam is the best... There are DIYs on the forum for that, I've written a couple myself... Kind of a fun trip if you like your whip to smoke for a while. But it's all good when it quits smoking.

 

any pics of exactly where this is?

 

no pics just look for an object on the top of your intake manifold, near the throttle body.

 

just to let you guys know that this defenitly works, for anyone who is facing low crappy idles, i suggest all of you do it anyways, you would be surprised of the amount of buildup in your IAC and throttle body, even your intake manifold. my idle has been perfect since.

 

hey ghost.... what exactly did you do? just clean out the iac? or did you have to do the sea foam thing?

 

just the IAC, throttle body,and the inlet of my intake manifold.