borohingacoupe

So for the past few months my car would idle normally until it came up to operating temps, then it would stumble, idle rough, and die, if the car was in neutral or i had the clutch in. I searched on here and couldn't really find anything that helped me out. I called a local shop , McKinney Motorsports and they gave me the best advice. Now through pictures and text I hope this helps anyone else out there struggling with the idle on their KA.

First the main cause of the idle issue is a dirty IAC valve.


It's tucked under the intake manifold near the fire wall. Very hard to get at and expensive if you take it to a shop to get it fixed. But it doesn't need to be replaced, you can fix your nasty idle issues for less then $10! Here's how...

Get a bottle of Intake cleaner, not carb cleaner, intake cleaner.

See this hose:

The bigger one on the right goes from your intake to the IAC valve. If you pull it off while your car is running it will die after a second or two. When your car is off, pull the hose off but leave it still on the nipple enough to seal. Go start your car and then come and using one hand pull the hose off and with the other hand keep your idle up by opening the throttle. With your now free hand get the bottle of intake cleaner and spray some of it into the IAC tube. The car will stumble but make sure to keep it from dieing or you will have to put the tube back on and start the process all over again. Repeat this process several times, I used about half the can. Re-install the tube and take the car for a drive! I drove for about 20 minutes and everything was fine. I did this about a month ago and still have no idle problems.

Hope this helps, let me know if you need more instructions or pictures.

Matt

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