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All signs point to IAC, but its not!

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BigPonyMan

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Well I thought my IAC was going out on me again because I was getting all the same signs as I did last time it died (car starts, rpms go up as normal, but instead of stopping at idle speed rpm's fall until the car cuts off). How do I know its not the IAC? Because I just replaced it yesterday. Now I did just have a MAC PC (catless) and A/T c/b installed about a month ago. Could this have something to do with it? What else could cause the car to not idle and just die like that? Any help is appreciated.
 

stangman

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the next spot i'd look would be the maf. unless you've washed your engine lately then it'll be something completely different
 

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BigPonyMan said:
Well I thought my IAC was going out on me again because I was getting all the same signs as I did last time it died (car starts, rpms go up as normal, but instead of stopping at idle speed rpm's fall until the car cuts off). How do I know its not the IAC? Because I just replaced it yesterday. Now I did just have a MAC PC (catless) and A/T c/b installed about a month ago. Could this have something to do with it? What else could cause the car to not idle and just die like that? Any help is appreciated.
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Have you reset the computer? Remove the negative battery cable for a few minutes and see what happens. My mom's 2001 Explorer does that about once a year...runs rough and won't idle. I clear the computer each time and it fixes it for another year or so.
 
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