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Does anyone know what causes a car not to hold its idle?

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Old 02-03-2004, 06:42 AM
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Default Does anyone know what causes a car not to hold its idle?

lately, and only in park, the rpm bounces around quite a bit...down to 600 and back to 1000 etc. Otherwise runs great. Not a big deal?
Old 02-03-2004, 07:07 AM
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Default Dirty ISV (might be IAC valve on the 2.7T)... possibly faulty.

You can clean them out, or replace them. Not sure of the procedure. It's relatively inexpensive.

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ISV = Idle Stabilizer Valve
IAC = Idle Air Control
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No such animal anymore.
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A vacuum leak or an intake leak.
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Default Thank god. =) I should really read this forum more often...

We have to deal with the vacuum, intake, AND ISV on the older V6s.
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Oh yes, the 5cyls too
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