My 00' TL Was Idling Really Low and Turned Off. What is the Problem?

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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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My 00' TL Was Idling Really Low and Turned Off. What is the Problem?

So the other day I turned on my car and at first it was idling really low. I gave it some gas and it just stuttered and finally turned off. I then started it again and it ran fine. This same thing has happed twice already. Has this happened to anyone else? What was the problem? Thanks.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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I had that same issue, afterwards my rpm's would jump up and down so i changed my IAC (Idle Air Control) (located under the throttle body) and it hasnt shut off on me yet $100 for the IAC from Acura.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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How many miles you got on it?
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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How many miles you got on it?
Thanks for your reply.
I have about 82,000 miles. How many miles were on yours when it happened?
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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just for grins have you tried cleaning the IAC? it may be sticking slightly not allowing enough air in. also how does your egr ports look?
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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i had about 140K miles before my IAC went out, i tried to blow it out but that didnt help.
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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i had about 140K miles before my IAC went out, i tried to blow it out but that didnt help.
You cant "blow" it out. It needs to be taken off and cleaned with carb cleaner, and some say a little bit of wd40 to help keep it lubed
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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I meant to say blow it out with carb cleaner. thank you for the correction.

If you decide to take out the IAC make sure you have a new throttle body gasket ready and also some silicon sealant wouldnt hurt either. reason for the TB gasket is just in case the one on it now rips/tears.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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I think I'm going to change the idle air control because my car did the same thing today. How long did it take you to change it?
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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By the way, this seems to only happen to my car after "spirited" driving.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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Try cleaning it and spraying a tad bit of WD40 in it, and see if that helps before replacing it.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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Shouldnt take more than 30-40 min to install (thats if you take the TB off to make it easier to get to)
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Try cleaning it and spraying a tad bit of WD40 in it, and see if that helps before replacing it.
Thanks for the advice, will do.
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