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Old 09-15-2007, 06:24 AM
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uh...thanks 7head...I think.

Spitty...mine needed cleaning because I was dumb when I cleaned my intake manifold while it was off during a Hondata IMG install...I didn't take the IAC off and all the carbon crud pooled on the IAC causing it to stick.

But otherwise...cleaning can sometimes fix a sticking IAC.
Old 09-15-2007, 07:44 AM
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I cleaned mine due to Heat Bog - as well as the MAP Wack/Clean, and resting the ecu - b/c I was bored.

I can't say it if "fixed" my problem or not - as we have had a cold front move in - it was in the Upper 50's - 60's last night in comparison to the 105 days we have been having.
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Can i use ISOPROYPL for this? and use a lint free cloth too clean? what do i actually clean inside?

Whats the benefit of cleaning the IAC?

I dont have a lumpy idle but i bet its dirty!
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I cleaned mine because I got a CEL (DTC 1519 - IAC Valve Circuit).
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Very helpful.

I'm getting a rough idle, and the car actually dies occasionally at stop lights / traffic if I don't give it gas.

I'm hoping this will resolve the problem. Thanks for the writeup.
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Originally Posted by Hero,Jan 24 2008, 02:07 PM
Very helpful.

I'm getting a rough idle, and the car actually dies occasionally at stop lights / traffic if I don't give it gas.

I'm hoping this will resolve the problem. Thanks for the writeup.
Let me know if the problem goes away..sometimes that happens to me, (at cold days only).
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when i push the clutch in to just idle to a stop sign or light, the revs die really quickly toward the end before it hits idle. dirty iac?
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Originally Posted by Hero,Jan 24 2008, 06:07 PM
Very helpful.

I'm getting a rough idle, and the car actually dies occasionally at stop lights / traffic if I don't give it gas.

I'm hoping this will resolve the problem. Thanks for the writeup.
The same thing happened to me as well. I cleaned the IAC and did a map whack and the car never stalls out at a stop. It does idle funny every once in a while but it is much better now.
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Excellent thread. I did this on my S2000 and on my Integra. The Integra benefitted from it greatly! A much harder procedure on that car though. The S2000 was a piece of cake.
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^^ Yeah getting to the IACV on B-series are a pain in the ass. It's so hard to unhook those 2 hoses because its so close to the firewall.


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