1990 Chevy Beretta Low idle, likes t cut off.

Tiny
BERETTAMAN1
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  • 1990 CHEVROLET BERETTA
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 260,000 MILES
My car when I'm at driving speeds acts fine when I slow down or driving slow it has a low idle, I've changed the plugs, wires, pcv, egr valve, idle control valve. Don't have any clue on what it could be.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 AT 2:26 PM

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Tiny
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I have worked for gm for a long time and this engine 2.8w or 3.1t engines are very tricky to get to idle perfectly. The gm scan tool called a tech1 has a program in it to reset the idle air control valve. First of all you have to start with a clean throttle bore and tps voltage at close to.68 volts with a throttle angle of 0. If you have access to a scan tool you can check the tps voltage and set it as close as you can and if it shows a throttle angle at all, you can reset it to zero by disconnecting battery once you have the correct tps adjustment. They only used this system for a few years then they changed designs.
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 AT 2:57 PM

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