My Mechanic seems to be Guessing!!!
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My Mechanic seems to be Guessing!!!
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I have zero idle...foot off gas...car stalls out. Told me I needed idle speed control valve...bought one and no change in idle...still zero.
Losing confidence in shop...$ are mounting...need some direction...any other possible causes he should be checking..MAF...vacuum leak...ECU....is the list endless...I hope not.
Any suggestions are appreciated in advance.
I have zero idle...foot off gas...car stalls out. Told me I needed idle speed control valve...bought one and no change in idle...still zero.
Losing confidence in shop...$ are mounting...need some direction...any other possible causes he should be checking..MAF...vacuum leak...ECU....is the list endless...I hope not.
Any suggestions are appreciated in advance.
#2
I've been trying to help him out via email -- sent my known working IAC -- but the symptoms and troubleshooting them are a bit outside my wheelhouse. Subscribed to follow along.
#3
Possible issue for low idle could be ECU cz my car used to stall as well but my problem was EGR system and since i got my EGR system fixed my car idles around 600 and after the engine gets more hot its idle 550. The normal idle should be 650 +/- 50 .
#4
We discussed ECU, but I hadn't considered EGR. I wouldn't have thought the EGR system has much effect on idling unless it's a vacuum leak; isn't it mostly mid-throttle related? We also discussed vacuum leaks, so maybe there's a connection there.
#5
In my case, idle is still low even after i got my EGR system replaced and checked ! So m believing its ECU on which sometimes the solenoids get bad. U can get a used one for $100 pr something. Since the ECU keeps the idle on right position and it holds a mempry to where the car should idle for fuel efficiency.
#7
Oh grt. Well to clean injectors i use chevron fuel injector cleaner which i use every 3k miles in a full gas tank. I used to have poor mpg but since i replaced my coolant temp sensor my mph has improved alot. All thanks to club lexus 👍
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