Strange Idle after swap
09-07-2008, 04:43 PM
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Strange Idle after swap
I Just finished my swap (b18a1 into ej8/97coupe). i used my old obd2 harness to wire the motor up and everything seems to be in place but i have a VERY jump idle it revs up to 2k then drops to like 700 and just keeps doing that. sometimes its stable but its still high 1300-1500. i thought i had a vaccuum leak so i check all the hoses and they seemed to be all there and in order. then i remembered my throttle body gasket was bad so i changed it but it was still happening. now my IAT sensor (i think thats what its called, the whitle plug on the intake manifold) is not hooked up could that do it? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
09-07-2008, 07:54 PM
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Re: Strange Idle after swap
Mine did that for along time before i changed it. I changed the Idle Air Control and that wasnt it, then i changed the Fast Idle Valve and that fixed it. Good Luck!
09-07-2008, 09:37 PM
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Re: Strange Idle after swap
When does it do this, all the time, when it's warm, cold, hot outside, cold outside, curing a hot start, etc?? What ECU? Saying it idles funny doesn't say anything about when or why.
And yes, the IAT should be hooked up, it's a pretty important sensor. If you don't hook it up, the ECU will default to a preset air temp value which could be completely wrong obviously.
And yes, the IAT should be hooked up, it's a pretty important sensor. If you don't hook it up, the ECU will default to a preset air temp value which could be completely wrong obviously.
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