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My Idle is Running too High and wont go down
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Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:04 pmby EgCyndicate
So my automatic civic has a high idle, and wont go down, when car is in drive the car wants to take off. when you unplug the idle control valve from the car when its running the car dies
Any IDEAS or HELP
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Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:11 pmby GotHatch?
Has it always done this or did it recently start?
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Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:45 amby TrailerTrash
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Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:16 amby gtstripes
check the pedal... might be abit stuck...
i fell for this after i sold my hot pink eg hatch for $200 lol
awell had money aside anyways
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Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:44 pmby teal_dx
Is your engine 100% stock? Has it always been this way or did it just start?
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:32 pmby EgCyndicate
when i bought car it had engine and tranny out of car, d15 engine.. when i finally got spark its been idling high, i replaced ecu cuz the CEL was staying on ..now when i turn the key the CEL light turns off for about a min or so then turns on agian
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:34 pmby brandoff88
id check what codes its throwing and go from there, see if that helps pin point the problem, hope this helps a little
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:39 pmby EgCyndicate
WILL DO THANKS
any idea on why the car dies when i unplug the idle control valve?
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:49 pmby brandoff88
it cant properly meter the idle from there with the sensor out lol, so it just chokes out and dies...and thats pretty much in a nut shell
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:50 pmby EgCyndicate
lol learn something new everyday
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:56 pmby brandoff88
i did the same thing, i had a werid idle and unplugged that and the car died and i was like uh oh....then i plugged it back in and it started right back up
