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dlaul01

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Ok before i had and idle issue changed the iac and everything worked fine today driving my car it stalled couple times not nearly as bad as it was before but it was like everytime i turned my wheel?

This car is weird i was thinkin maybe i got a bad iac or something making my iac go bad? could that be possible or am i just low on some type of fluid?
 

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Try This, thank R.J. for it
Try this:

Begin with a cold vehicle. The idea here is to get the car to a firm cold idle with enough air bleed capacity left in the idle circuit for IAC adjustment.

The idle stop should be set first. Back out the idle stop screw, away from the bell crank arm, until about 1/2 turn past the point where it no longer makes contact (blade fully closed). Using a 0.010" feeler gauge, tighten until gauge just drags between screw and bell crank arm. Remove feeler gauge. Tighten screw exactly 1 1/2 turns. If the screw is very loose, put a drop of loc-tite or silicone on it, so it doesn't work out of adjustment.

Now remove the connector to the Idle Air Controller (IAC) just on the other side of the throttle body. Start the car and allow vehicle to warm for 2 minutes. Give a small "blip" to let it settle. If it is having a hard time staying running you may have to get an assistant until you can get to the front of the car. Now open or close the air bleed screw (CCW opens) next to the IAC until the car idles at 575 to 600 rpm. For guys with aftermarket cams and an EEC tuner, you might want to idle a bit more briskly, say 650 to 675.

Obviously, this rpm range is by what the car and driver wants...IE, no set idle speed, whatever works for YOU.

Turn off the car. Now count the number of turns clockwise to close on the idle air bleed screw. If it falls between 1/2 and 2, it's okay, now reverse it out the same number of turns. Log the number somewhere in case you need it for the future. Reconnect the IAC. You are done.

If the air bleed screw is above 2 turns, it's a good idea to tighten the idle stop screw another 1/2 turn, and then repeat the idle setting. If it is below 1/2 turn, then loosen the idle stop screw by 1/4 to 1/2 a turn, and repeat the idle setting. Be sure to put another drop of silicone RTV on the stop screw if it was disturbed. Reconnect the IAC. You are done.
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Update

I put my exhaust on last night it sounds good im running the off road h pipe and amercan thunder flowmasters...

Still having the issue with the idle its weird its really not even the idle it just stalls out when it idles it idles perfect. I tryed doing the battery thing after the exhaust was installed still doing the same thing im thinking something with the ecu is messed up. All my friends have mustangs and have no clue of why it is doing this eaither. It passes pa inspection yesterday emissions test so when it idles its good. Its just when you turn the wheel or go in revers sometimes it just stalls out? its very weird we did see the powersteering fluid is really dirty and the line that goes to it is very loose?

Not knowing if any of this has to do with the issues im having hopefully i can nip this problem in the butt, right now im completly confused and have no clue the iac when i installed it new worked great for a couple of day now im back to the beggining
 

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If the PS pump is starting to seize, it will overburden the compensation allowed by the IAC (bog the motor down).

If clearning the KAM helps for a few days, the adaptive strategy is not able to compensate for the infrequent times when you turn the wheel and it bogs.

What is your hot idle RPM?
 

dlaul01

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Hot idle rpm my car idles at like 900 its good but its just the starting sometime and the going in reverse sometimes. It will just stall out... I think i might have a vacuum leak im gonna check that caz this engine is new and they might of forgot something or id unno the whole situation confuses me
 
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