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Old 10-14-2011, 08:10 AM
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So as the title says I have been having rough idle(100-200rpms) at dead stops and most of the time the car dies. This has been happening throughout the year and it comes and goes, I usually notice that it happens on warm days after I vtec or sometimes just happens randomly on warm days. So far I have have cleaned the IAC valve(did this about 2-3 weeks ago), cleaned map sensor, maf sensor and have recalibrated the ecu a bunch of times but this dam rough idle keeps coming back and its starting to happen more frequently and its super annoying! I have an k&n fipk intake I have cleaned the filter but I think im gonna try and clean it again(maybe this will help?). Also when I was looking at my engine bay I found this around the head area, im not sure exactly where its coming from but it might be part of the problem? Or maybe another problem? lol


I know alot of people have had this problem if so if anyone can share their experience or if anyone knows my problem it would be GREATLY appreciated!

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To start, we don't have a MAF (mass air flow) sensor, so IDK what you cleaned.

Any codes? Dirty filter could cause it, bad fuel injector, map sensor, iat sensor, iac valve. Data stream via a scan tool would work very well for this problem, but I don't expect you to have that at your disposal.
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Originally Posted by T-S.M.A.C
To start, we don't have a MAF (mass air flow) sensor, so IDK what you cleaned.

Any codes? Dirty filter could cause it, bad fuel injector, map sensor, iat sensor, iac valve. Data stream via a scan tool would work very well for this problem, but I don't expect you to have that at your disposal.
Oh sike well whatever sensor that is connected to my intake no codes though I acutally have cleaned iat sensor while cleaning my iac valve. I do have a scan tool but im not sure it has that data stream feature I only use it to check CEL's.
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You must be talking about the IAT sensor on the intake. IAT is intake air temperature sensor. Although you cleaned those sensors and the valve, they could still be causing a problem.

Do you have a voltmeter?
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Try the throttle coolant bypass. I did that on my car yesterday and my car doesn't drop under 1k at all anymore. You just block off two coolant lines going into your throttle body/intake manifold area with a couple 3/8 steel balls. This stops the hot coolant from entering and increasing your IAT


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Originally Posted by T-S.M.A.C
You must be talking about the IAT sensor on the intake. IAT is intake air temperature sensor. Although you cleaned those sensors and the valve, they could still be causing a problem.

Do you have a voltmeter?
I might have one
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Do a valve adjustment, clean the throttle body and inspect plug gaps and read their condition. Hope it helps or solves it, good luck.
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