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cleaned IAC now idles low and stalls, worse than before
Hey guys,
I did a lot of research before starting this project, so please read in full w/out judgement.
I have had a stalling problem that started recently as I pull up to lights and engage the clutch, rpms would drop and the car would stall or come very close to it. I replaced the IAT because it was throwing a code, and that problem slowed down a lot.
I then decided to clean my egr which was filthy. After I cleaned it and reinstalled, the problem was almost fixed (I would say 85%. I figured while I am working on this issue, I may as well clean the IAC and call it a day. Removed and cleaned it no problem, reinstalled and started the lude up.
The idle was smooth and perfect with no shaking at 750-800ish before I removed and cleaned the IAC. After, the rpms were down to 500-600 and very rough idle, prone to stall very often. I reset the ecu and figured maybe it needs to realign, or relearn but it did not seem to help.
My first guess was I should have left the iac off to air dry 20 min or so instead of instantly reinstalling. I checked all the lines multiple times to see if I caused a vacuum leak somewhere by mistake and nothing. I did some more research and decided a gasket may be the answer (it did not have one on when I removed it but it was mentioned to replace before reinstalled on the forums).
Couldn't find the gasket so as brilliant as I am, I decided to get some gasket maker. Basically the gasket maker gunked up the entire iac and screen causing more harm than the original carbon before cleaning. I did my best to clean it out and made a tear in the screen by accident.
I am now waiting for it to dry and will be reinstalling it to see what happens. I am selling my car and I wanted it to be right for the person who buys it so he/she doesn't have to deal with any small issues. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
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