Hello , im new to the forums . I own a 96 2.5 tl . When i cold start it , the RPMs are jumpy so the car basically revs its self repeatedly in park/neutral. And in drive/reverse the car gets jumpy at low speed . I suspect its the IACV ! Can someone confirm this and maybe link me to a " how-to " inorder to clean it.

 

You can find many DIY on cleaning IACV just by googling. The only difference is to locate it on your car. Welcome!

 

Do you have a CEL on? Or else take it to a BM Auto store and have it checked for CEL's. Report back to us. Good luck.

 

What exactly is a CEL ? Im not too familiar with abbreviations .

 

CEL = Check Engine Light

You will see the "engine" like yellow light that comes on in the dashboard telling you there is a problem.
Usually this comes on when there is an emission related issue.

Is it on?

 

Check Engine Light

 

Oh ! I dont know it as CEL . But no its not on , i used the obd scanner and it has no codes what so ever. I also cleaned the iacv with no avail !

 

Ohh. I know the light i just never referred to it as CEL . But nope it's not on !

 

Help ? Anyone ?

 

Did you pull the electrical connector off the IACV and spray both sides with cleaner? Wait for it to completely dry, plug back in, and reset the ECU.

 

Yes i Sprayed the connectors , but I've never reset the ecu how do i go about that ?

 

Disconnect your battery, preferably the negative terminal, for a few minutes then reconnect.

 

Just as an update, the problem with the iacv has been solved. I unmounted the iacv again and cleaned it once again. Mounted it back up and ran 1/2 a can of seafoam through the pcv hose I believe . I took the car on the highway for about 10 miles. And the rough idle and jumpy rpm ceased.