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07-30-2009, 11:00 PM | #1 | |
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sudden low idle
So i come out of work tonight and start my car. It idles at like 400rpm for a few seconds and stalls. Try it again and give it a little gas, but when i let off it goes back down to 400 or so and eventually stalls. Luckily i have my multi-tool in the glove compartment so i dial up the idle screw until it's idling back up at around 800-850-ish...which was a good 4 turns or so. Seems to run just fine and idles nice and smooth on the drive home. It smells and smokes...but i suppose i can attribute this to my recent cat and pre-cat delete, right?
Anyone know what could have happened? My car got rained on today at work for the first time in a while...maybe water got into something??? Also, when i got home and shut the car off it made a rapid ticking sound for a second afterwards...sounded like it was coming from near the throttlebody. PLZ HELP MEH! This is still my only car so i wanna get it fixed before i get stranded somewhere or cant make it to work, lol |
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07-30-2009, 11:11 PM | #2 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
Sounds like your IAC up and died.
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07-30-2009, 11:39 PM | #3 | |
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07-30-2009, 11:42 PM | #4 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
Tomorrow it might idle at 2500, or it might stall.
You can probaly get one for $40 on ebay. DSM IAC's are the same too.
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07-30-2009, 11:44 PM | #5 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
just saw that 3sx has them listed for $395...are they f***ing high??
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07-30-2009, 11:46 PM | #6 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
Simple answer - yes.
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07-30-2009, 11:57 PM | #7 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
high as a friggin bird man
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07-31-2009, 12:01 AM | #8 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
i dont understand how they get any business at all. everything they have is way too expensive. they are a last resort for me, and only on things that i just CANT find anywhere else. like those crazy easy-install dash vents that save you the trouble of dash teardown. as soon as PMP gets those i'm done with 3sx
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07-31-2009, 11:27 AM | #9 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
i browse on there to see whats available. When i find what i want then i start shopping. I have yet to buy a single thing from them.
EDIT: bingo. brand new OEM IAC for less than half what 3sx is charging http://www.dsmisc.com/dsmweb-dw/ |
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07-31-2009, 12:10 PM | #10 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
Yeah, 3SX is stupidly high price. Like Stealthee said, you can get them around $40-$50 on ebay or possibly cheaper on a partout on 3si.
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07-31-2009, 12:37 PM | #11 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
yea but with something like this I would rather spend a bit extra on a new one. No sense replacing one thats crapped out with one that's about to crap out...
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07-31-2009, 01:08 PM | #12 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
i got mine from orielys for 70, it was straight from mitsu, took a day to come in but worth it. same exact one on 3sx...i reckon we can start a business lol
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Re: sudden low idle
Quote:
I bought a used IAC from a member 6 years ago and still have that exact same one in my car to this day.
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Re: sudden low idle
yea but everyones different. im sure some people still have there factory ones on there first gens. and some othere have changed it a few times. i say get a new one, at least so u have a warranty on it
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08-01-2009, 12:20 AM | #15 | |
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Re: sudden low idle
I guarantee your one from Oreillys wasnt straight from Mitsubishi. I guarantee it was remanufactured.
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