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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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Weird Idle

2004 Escape w/ V6, when almost warmed up coasting to stop, idle sometimes dips below 500 then bounces up to 800-1000, then eases back down to about 600-700. Has not stalled on me, no CEL. New fuel filter/plugs/air filter earlier this year, new IAC/cleaned throttle body 1.5 years ago, I'm thinking clean/replace IAC, maybe clean throttle body and clean MAF sensor. Sound about right? Am I missing anything?
 
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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try just cleaning those parts first. No sense of wasting money on new IAC and not needing one..
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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That's sound advise. It idles fine when cold, RPMs just dip once in a while.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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Sounds like an IAC issue, but a small vacuum leak is also possible.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Vacuum Leak

Would vacuum leak be easy to find?
 
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