i was driving on a road way out of town and going about 80 all of a sudden some freakin animal came in the middle of the road (dam dog or deer i don't know) i swerved and went in the dirt on the side of the road. front bumper lip got damaged but other then that everything looked ok. i pulled the car up on the road shut it off looked at the damage and it wasn't that bad but when i started the car back up i noticed that the RPM's don't wana stay steady. the car keeps revving up and down on its own. i got the car towed to the bodyshop and got a ride home and need to go there tomorrow. what do u guys think got messed up???? any help would be great. thanks in advance

 

damn that is shitty! i have no clue, ill leave it to the experts

 

Maybe a connector came loose under the hood. Or you broke an 02 sensor. Or knocked the connector off that. It's under the car so if you hit some dirt or something high it may have broken the 02 connector or wiring.

 

i am going over there right now and hopw fully its a 02 sensor and not something major. but i had a bad 02 sensor on a 2000 TL in the past but i don't remember that car doing this. and also i don't have a CEL or anything but let me get there and see. i'm just kinda worried

 

Sounds like the IACV to me.

 

 

where is this IACV located

 

In the engine bay attached to the bottom of the throttle body. It's not likely you damaged it by your mishap. May just be bad timing.

 

ok just pulled everythign off. cleaned the TB and the IACV now i gota wait for the dealer to get me the new gaskets tomorrow. we'll see what happens tomorrow. hopefully that was the problem if not than i am screwed.

 

gaskets came in and they were the wrong ones. looks like they are for auto. guess i gota wait till monday to reorder the right ones

 

awww finally.. problem fixed. it was the IACV. it was dirty and was stuck open so after a good cleaning its all go now. thanks to everyone for all there help