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Old 10-02-09, 05:34 PM
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I was trying to track down a drivability issue that included an idle problem and figured the solution might help some one else.

I tried a bunch of other things with no success. I decided to switch out the Idle air control solenoid with a spare one I had.
I took them both apart to make sure they both worked and where clean, and low and behold, the one I was using on the car was missing the rubber oring that keeps unmetered air from entering the IAC.

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You can see the Oring on the right
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Here you can see the oring on the solenoid.

I had bought a used Ford Motorsport 65mm throttlebody off eBay and either it didn't have the oring in it when I got it, Or I took it off when I was cleaning it and forgot to put it back on.
Basically a 2 cent oring was driving me nuts.
Car idles fine now.
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