High Idle
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High Idle
So my 1990 f150 5.0 efi has a high idle. Most of the time it idles at 1100 to 1200 rpm. I cleaned the IAC valve. Possibly bad TPS sensor? I thought my throttle was stuck but I doused it in lube and made no difference. Suggestions?
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You mite check for a vac. leak before throwin' parts at it.I had the same thing awhile back,turned out it was the intake man. gasket. I would also get a volt meter and do some testing on the TPS before you buy another one.There are alot of items that send to the computer concerning idle speed. pull some codes too.
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Great suggestions from toby tough. Before going too far, need to ask how long this has been happening? Any parts changed before or other service work?
I also suggest to remove the connector to the IAC, see if the engine idles down. If it does you most likely have a sensor issue. If it remains high start looking for vacuum leaks.
I also suggest to remove the connector to the IAC, see if the engine idles down. If it does you most likely have a sensor issue. If it remains high start looking for vacuum leaks.
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[quote=rla2005;11315118]Great suggestions from toby tough. Before going too far, need to ask how long this has been happening? Any parts changed before or other service work?
I had my truck in the shop in October because after they replaced my starter, my throttle kept getting stuck open. They diagnosed it as needing a new throttle body. I'm going to do that repair when I can track down that part but they doused it with lube which i have also done which let the truck idle around 800 rpm. In December, it had problems idling consistently but I cleaned the IAC valve and that solved it but now the truck just idles high and cleaning the IAC valve didn't help. I know I need a new throttle body but this problem is just at idle.....
I had my truck in the shop in October because after they replaced my starter, my throttle kept getting stuck open. They diagnosed it as needing a new throttle body. I'm going to do that repair when I can track down that part but they doused it with lube which i have also done which let the truck idle around 800 rpm. In December, it had problems idling consistently but I cleaned the IAC valve and that solved it but now the truck just idles high and cleaning the IAC valve didn't help. I know I need a new throttle body but this problem is just at idle.....
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Mine did this when the TPS went bad, didn't throw a code, not sure how to diagnose this. I had a local shop figure it out and hell they put an IAC on first. I imagine the TPS would show voltage out of range from where it's suposed to.
Hope this helps some.
Hope this helps some.
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