1996 Mazda Protege idle air control valve resistance

1996 MAZDA PROTEGE
10,200 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MATT64
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Can you confirm info from my manual: resistance reading on terminals in the IAC valve should be between 10.2 and 12.7? Mine reads 8.8 (ohms) and I suspect this is causing poor idling (in D, 1 and 2, R, but not generally while moving; it just drops RPM a nd wants to stall upon stopping). Thanks
Sep 6, 2010 at 6:30 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Clean the IACV and see what happens and also test the TPS sensor

ISC RESISTANCE SPECIFICATIONS
ApplicationTesting Temperature: °F (°C)Ohms
Protege 1.8L68 (20)10.7-12.3ohms
Sep 6, 2010 at 10:56 AM
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