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can anybody tell me why my car is idling at 1500 rpms all of the sudden?
Friday, April 18, 2008 1:39 PM
my car just started idling at 1500 rpms when I came to a stop light today and it won't go back down. I put gas in because I was low and I reved it high and restarted the car many times and nothing is fixing it. I took the intake stuff off and checked the throttle body and it is not stuck open. I have no Idea what it is.



Re: can anybody tell me why my car is idling at 1500 rpms all of the sudden?
Friday, April 18, 2008 2:03 PM
maybe check the throttle position sensor. i think its like a $25 part. or get some electrical parts cleaner and spray yours out really well and make sure there's not gunk in it.





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Re: can anybody tell me why my car is idling at 1500 rpms all of the sudden?
Friday, April 18, 2008 2:19 PM
You might also want to check out the idle air sensor... Both of these sensors are on the throttle body.



Re: can anybody tell me why my car is idling at 1500 rpms all of the sudden?
Friday, April 18, 2008 6:19 PM
Vacuum leak.



Re: can anybody tell me why my car is idling at 1500 rpms all of the sudden?
Friday, April 18, 2008 11:24 PM
thanks for the advise. I did put put in a new idle air control valve and it make my car idle at 3500 rpms, so it must be something else.


Re: can anybody tell me why my car is idling at 1500 rpms all of the sudden?
Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:03 AM
i have to agree with tom, vac leak


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Re: can anybody tell me why my car is idling at 1500 rpms all of the sudden?
Monday, April 21, 2008 9:23 PM
never mind, I figured it out. I messed around with some sensors and then disconnected my battery for a while. Everything is working just fine at least for now.


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