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Old 08-30-13, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
MAF or IACV going out.
How to I check it? Can I have the car running and unplug it to see if their is a difference?
Old 08-30-13, 09:09 PM
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yep, but only after you've cycled the new ECU past the 100 miles, 4 or 5 starts to get a cache going in the ECU. Only issue I can see is that since you reset the ECU if there is a faulty component you won't have a good baseline for the ECU to cache.
Old 09-01-13, 09:39 AM
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I found this video online, this is exactly what happens to mine when I turn it on and leave it idling for about 3 minutes or after I drive it and put it in park
Old 09-01-13, 10:49 AM
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that is your Iacv, just clean it, takes 5 min
Old 09-01-13, 11:18 AM
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Try to clean everything before replacing it, might get lucky.
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Today I turned my car on and unplugged the MAF and nothing changed, I turned it on without the MAF plugged in and it turned on and ran just as it normally does. That means my MAF is bad right?
Old 09-03-13, 05:21 PM
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yeah that would do it, dont try to clean it because they are not meant to be cleaned
Old 09-03-13, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Kpierce007
Today I turned my car on and unplugged the MAF and nothing changed, I turned it on without the MAF plugged in and it turned on and ran just as it normally does. That means my MAF is bad right?
No that does not mean your maf is bad on an older sc400, they do not need the maf to run especially since it has already learned all the values, but it would also still run if you reset the ecu just a bit different.

everyone has mentioned to clean the idle air control valve, but you haven't said anything back about it. likely, it is stuck in the cold start position causing the idle to be massively high when warmed up because a warm engine doesn't need much air at all from the iacv compared to a cold one.

You get the hunting because once the ecu sees it go past a certain rpm, it pulls timing to lower the idle but then it goes right back up and keeps repeating.
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Originally Posted by Ali SC3

No that does not mean your maf is bad on an older sc400, they do not need the maf to run especially since it has already learned all the values, but it would also still run if you reset the ecu just a bit different.

everyone has mentioned to clean the idle air control valve, but you haven't said anything back about it. likely, it is stuck in the cold start position causing the idle to be massively high when warmed up because a warm engine doesn't need much air at all from the iacv compared to a cold one.

You get the hunting because once the ecu sees it go past a certain rpm, it pulls timing to lower the idle but then it goes right back up and keeps repeating.
Thanks for the info! I have cleaned the IAC and nothing. I am about to do a resistance check on the IAC
Old 09-04-13, 07:20 AM
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it might be stuck you may need to free it up or replace it.
Old 09-05-13, 02:28 PM
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Ok guys so today I did a resistance check on my IACV and the results are as follows
B1-S1: 23.4
B2-S2: 23.1
B1-S3: 23.1
B2-S4: 23.4
S2-S4: 45.7
S1-S3: 45.7
Can a tech guru tell me if this is good or bad?
I also took apart the casing and checked the motor and it spins, I lubed it up and put it back together.
My car stopped idling AGAIN yesterday so I have to manually idle it with my foot until it finally decides to idle again. Any suggestions?
Old 09-05-13, 05:12 PM
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it would be nice if we can find a service manual in PDF to help with everyone, crazy that no one did that yet for free
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resistance checks out with the 2jzge manual says and they are pretty much the same thing.
I don't have one for the 1uz.

1. INSPECT IAC VALVE FOR OPERATING SOUND
Check that there is a clicking sound immediately after stopping
the engine.
If operation is not as specified, check the IAC valve, wiring
and ECM.

3. INSPECT IAC VALVE RESISTANCE
Using an ohmmeter, measure the resistance between the terminals
(B1 (or B2) to others).
Resistance:
At 20°C (68°F) 18–22 ohms
If the resistance is not as specified, replace the IAC valve.
Old 09-06-13, 08:04 AM
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Weird, but my research checked out that terminals B1-S1, B1-S3, S2-S4, and S1-S3 on the ISC (IACV) should read 10-30 ohms. I have that 4k page PDF manual and that's exactly what it says. Ali, you and I must have a different manual.
Old 09-06-13, 09:02 AM
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mines for a 95 supra 2jzge and 2jzgte, this was from the 2jzge one direct copy and paste.
The large range is due to temperature, as long as you are in that range and they are all similar it should be alright, but I have a feeling it can check out resistance wise and still not work. thats why they talk about the clicking thing. some of them just go bad forever and you have to replace them but its hard to tell on some cars.


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