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Tiny
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Can you clean an idle control valve?
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 9:15 PM

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Tiny
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Yes you can, but often with out much success, but it is worth a try, use a good quality throttle body cleaner and see how it works.

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 9:17 PM
Tiny
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Or can it be something else, my car idles rough at a red light and stalls when I put it in park.
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 9:34 PM
Tiny
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This is probably a faulty IAC valve, try a clean first and run a scan for any unresolved fault codes.

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 9:36 PM
Tiny
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That sounds expensive is there an alternative?
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 9:40 PM
Tiny
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No, do not bother with used units if faulty, I do believe that larger parts stores there may do free scans, try pep boys.

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 9:42 PM

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