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help please
Sunday, February 25, 2007 6:38 PM
my car in the morning when it is cold i need to give it a bit of gas to get it started but when you give it gas it fires right up any suggestions? thank you

Re: help please
Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:08 PM
Sounds like your IAC (intake air control) valve isn't working right. Not uncommon for those things to get very carbed up. They are basically the choke on EFI engines.
Re: help please
Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:39 PM
do i clean this one or get a new one
Re: help please
Monday, February 26, 2007 8:36 AM
thanks alot the iac was unpluged works great
Re: help please
Monday, February 26, 2007 10:43 AM
Glad it worked out for you! Yes, you can clean the IAC with throttle body cleaner, and scrub with an old toothbrush. It removes with two torx screws -- FAR easier to clean it off the car! Put it all back together and turn the key to just "ON" for a few seconds, 3 times to reset the pintle.
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