Idle Air Control Valve
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Idle Air Control Valve
Idle Air Bypass Control Valve has gone bad and truck has a terrible humming noise when it is at idle (600 -900 rpm)
Dealer wants $80.00 for the part. Anybody know of a place to pick one of these up other than the dealer. Have check AutoZone, NAPA, Advanced and several other parts dealers. Can't find it
It is for a 2001 F-150 SuperCrew 4x4
Thanks
Brad
Dealer wants $80.00 for the part. Anybody know of a place to pick one of these up other than the dealer. Have check AutoZone, NAPA, Advanced and several other parts dealers. Can't find it
It is for a 2001 F-150 SuperCrew 4x4
Thanks
Brad
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You can try to take the part off and clean it thoroughly with Carburater cleaner. The idea is to clean the carbon buildup from the valve body. My truck woke up one day and decided it didnt want to idle at all. A tow truck later, then delivered to the mechanic, it started and ran normally. He diagnosed it properly as the IACV. He said it is common and the jolting of the tow truck is sometimes enough to loosen the carbon. Once I got it home, upon advice of the mech, I took it off and cleaned it and saved myself 150.00. It worked. 4 years later, it is still working fine, although I think it's time to clean it again. The other morning it would not idle. I used the trick he told me previously, " if it ever does that, tap on the valve with a screw driver. It will loosen up the carbon enough for it to idle. So I know I'll be pulling it again and cleaning it this weekend.
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Idle Air control Valve
that's exactly the symptoms..poor idleing..engine will only idle if you give it gas and if you do not, the engine will die. Try this, find the Valve, just tap on it with thehandle of a screwdriver and see it idle improves. If it does, you know you've got the clean the valve or replace
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09-11-2016 11:40 PM