IAC help needed asap
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IAC help needed asap
i was told i should check my idle air controller and clean it along with my MAF sensor. i alreayd cleaned my MAF. it was already clean as a whistle. but im having troulbe trying to find my IAC. can someone tell me where its at? a picture would be even better. its a 95 5.0 MAF if that helps any.
also how would i clean it? would MAF cleaner be okay to use on it?
thanks guys.
also how would i clean it? would MAF cleaner be okay to use on it?
thanks guys.
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Hope this link works for you !
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/musta...er-8693-02.jpg
Anyways remove it and there will be a hole that carbon likes to build up in.
You can take a wire coat hanger and dig the crud out. I'd use brake clean myself or carb cleaner but whatever you use just make sure you install a new gasket or that your old one is still in good shape when you put it back on.
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/musta...er-8693-02.jpg
Anyways remove it and there will be a hole that carbon likes to build up in.
You can take a wire coat hanger and dig the crud out. I'd use brake clean myself or carb cleaner but whatever you use just make sure you install a new gasket or that your old one is still in good shape when you put it back on.
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thank you. i got it pulled off. how would i go about cleaning it? i got the whole valve part off. anything i should do to check it? i read somewhere to make sure its plugged in and and turn the key to the on position wihtout startign it and see if it moves in or out. would spraying it with MAF cleaner be okay?
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After cleaning the IAC, test it at warm idle.http://www.fordfuelinjection.com/?p=39
I hope you only used electronic contact cleaner or MAF cleaner on the MAF!
I hope you only used electronic contact cleaner or MAF cleaner on the MAF!
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alright.
the main reason why im doing all this was because i took it to my friends dads garage and let them run the codes on it because my engine light has been coming on and going off. but it said their wasnt any codes on it. i told them that when your going slower the trucks starts to jump a little bit but if you give it more gas then it would come out of it and straighten up. they told me to check the MAF wich i did and it was absolutely spotless, and then the IAC. wich im doing now. do you guys think this would be the cause maybe? or should i be looking at something else?
the main reason why im doing all this was because i took it to my friends dads garage and let them run the codes on it because my engine light has been coming on and going off. but it said their wasnt any codes on it. i told them that when your going slower the trucks starts to jump a little bit but if you give it more gas then it would come out of it and straighten up. they told me to check the MAF wich i did and it was absolutely spotless, and then the IAC. wich im doing now. do you guys think this would be the cause maybe? or should i be looking at something else?
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whats the MAP? i used the MAR sensor cleaner on the inside of the sensor. i didnt spray the plug in or nothing.
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the MAP sensor is located on the firewall. it will be towards the passenger side and have a vacuum line going to the intake plenum and have an electrical plug to it. Manifold Absolute Pressure
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oh then no i didnt clean it. ive only cleaned the MAF so far. how would i go about cleanign the IAC? just spray some MAF sesnor cleaner in it? what could i use to clean the carbon out with?
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alright.
the main reason why im doing all this was because i took it to my friends dads garage and let them run the codes on it because my engine light has been coming on and going off. but it said their wasnt any codes on it. i told them that when your going slower the trucks starts to jump a little bit but if you give it more gas then it would come out of it and straighten up. they told me to check the MAF wich i did and it was absolutely spotless, and then the IAC. wich im doing now. do you guys think this would be the cause maybe? or should i be looking at something else?
the main reason why im doing all this was because i took it to my friends dads garage and let them run the codes on it because my engine light has been coming on and going off. but it said their wasnt any codes on it. i told them that when your going slower the trucks starts to jump a little bit but if you give it more gas then it would come out of it and straighten up. they told me to check the MAF wich i did and it was absolutely spotless, and then the IAC. wich im doing now. do you guys think this would be the cause maybe? or should i be looking at something else?
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alright.
the main reason why im doing all this was because i took it to my friends dads garage and let them run the codes on it because my engine light has been coming on and going off. but it said their wasnt any codes on it. i told them that when your going slower the trucks starts to jump a little bit but if you give it more gas then it would come out of it and straighten up. they told me to check the MAF wich i did and it was absolutely spotless, and then the IAC. wich im doing now. do you guys think this would be the cause maybe? or should i be looking at something else?
the main reason why im doing all this was because i took it to my friends dads garage and let them run the codes on it because my engine light has been coming on and going off. but it said their wasnt any codes on it. i told them that when your going slower the trucks starts to jump a little bit but if you give it more gas then it would come out of it and straighten up. they told me to check the MAF wich i did and it was absolutely spotless, and then the IAC. wich im doing now. do you guys think this would be the cause maybe? or should i be looking at something else?
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my idling is fine. just regular gas. the o2 sensor is pribably original. so 77k miles on it.
while im dirving down the road it start jumping when im going slower but if i give it more gas it quits. maybe not enough fuel or air?
while im dirving down the road it start jumping when im going slower but if i give it more gas it quits. maybe not enough fuel or air?