car is reving up without me touching the accelarator

2000 RENAULT MEGANE
75,000 MILES
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WILLIAM EASTWOOD
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Iv been told to ajust some part but dont know the name of it when i start up the engine revs up on its own
Feb 17, 2012 at 12:29 PM
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BILLYMAC
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Hi the part that adjusts automaticly is the idle air control. this part is controlled by the ecm computer i would scan for codes and go from there
Feb 17, 2012 at 1:01 PM
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