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My check engine light is on

Tiny
LULU1979
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  • 2000 SUZUKI ESTEEM
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I took it to advance auto to see what was wrong. I found out it was the idle air control valve. Can this part be cleaned?

Idle goes up and down. Stalls on me sometimes. Need it to be cleaned or replaced to pass inspection.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 AT 10:37 AM

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Tiny
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If you are going to service the IACV yourself, it probably needs replacement. I say this because since it came back in a trouble code, it probably has a bad solenoid and is not chnaging the port closing/opening ocrrectly. It may need the ports that it opens/closes cleaned, but since it threw a code the solenoid is bad and the unit needs replacement.
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 AT 12:34 PM

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