weird idle glitch

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07-26-2003, 01:22 AM
modu03

weird idle glitch

ok... my car has been doing this since I got it over two years ago... you know when the car is first warming up and you have the idle running high? well... after a couple minutes of running like that, the idle starts jumping back and forth between 1000 rpm and about 2200 rpm... this last for up to ten minutes, whenever I'm idling.

also, even after this stops, the car sometimes will kind of stick at around 2200 rpm when i am just sittin with the clutch in...

anybody that know how to fix this :bow:
07-26-2003, 04:47 AM
shepherd79

check for vacuum leaks.
07-29-2003, 11:47 PM
modu03

I've checked for leaks and didn't find any...

any other suggestions... please
07-30-2003, 06:57 AM
KaMiKaZeE

Possibly it could be the fast-idle valve.
07-30-2003, 07:20 AM
Techno

Try this

Check your butterfly plates in your throttle body. If one is not seated right and/or dirty, your car could be trying to compensate at idle for the stuck plate. If you do not want to try to fix your throttle plates, then maybe go to your local junkyard and see if you can find a used throttle body. Clean it up really good and make sure that all the channels and holes in the body are clean. Get a can of compressed air normally used for cleaning electronics and get a can of carb/throttle cleaner. Spray the cleaner in the holes and then spray the air behind the cleaner. That should clean out all the little holes in the throttle body.

Techno
07-30-2003, 08:04 AM
viking3099

Well, when i had this problem, all i did was clean and adjust the fast idle valve, and adjust the idle screw on the throttle body. Get the manual that is available in the FAQ and pull up the page on idle speed adjustment.
07-30-2003, 10:05 AM
Justin86

Is your PGM- FI warning light coming on. Check to see what code it is.
07-31-2003, 12:43 PM
superaccord

mine just started doing it to
07-31-2003, 01:19 PM

your throttle cable may be sticking try pulling back on the gas pedal with your foot and see if things change.
07-31-2003, 01:33 PM
pedrosa

check your inyectors, sometimes leaking and the idle jumping.
08-01-2003, 11:58 PM
modu03

alright.... I'll be checking those suggestions... thank you... I'll let you know how it turns out
08-10-2003, 02:38 PM
modu03

alright guys... thanks for the help... it seems that my fast idle control is going out... I might just remove the sucker completely and see what happens.

also... I don't seem to have the butterfly plates... uhm... what does that mean???
08-10-2003, 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by modu03
alright guys... thanks for the help... it seems that my fast idle control is going out... I might just remove the sucker completely and see what happens.

also... I don't seem to have the butterfly plates... uhm... what does that mean???

He may have ment the butterfly plate that moves in your throttlebody