IAC Restrictor Plate And Spark Plug Gap Questions

mcqueen · February 25th, 2010, 03:28 PM

No sir. IACs run right around $70 or so. Cleaning the IAC cost me maybe $3 for a can of cleaner and this will cost me $4 for the restrictor. If this fails and cleaning the MAF fails, I'll look into a new IAC, but I'm going for the cheaper options first

goren813 · February 25th, 2010, 03:42 PM

Oh def. go for the easiest, cheapest thing first to eliminate it, I was just curious if you had replaced it and still had issues, my guess is the valve itself is bad.

mcqueen · February 25th, 2010, 03:56 PM

Yeah I'm a little worried that valve itself is the problem.

goren813 · February 26th, 2010, 09:58 AM

At least less than $100 to fix... that's "small" in my book although it does blow that you have to spend money to fix something that you can't upgrade. Sadly I shelved $110 for a new stock header cuz mine cracked, didn't have the time or money to do the complete exhaust yet...

mattf0509 · February 26th, 2010, 06:49 PM

i was having the same prob when my car hit around 100k mark..so i got the screamin demon coil pack, msd wires and new plugs gapped to .065 now it idles steady right under 1k

mcqueen · February 26th, 2010, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by goren813

At least less than $100 to fix... that's "small" in my book although it does blow that you have to spend money to fix something that you can't upgrade. Sadly I shelved $110 for a new stock header cuz mine cracked, didn't have the time or money to do the complete exhaust yet...

Yeah in perspective it is a small fix. I just want to spend as little as possible since I'm saving up for paint right now. I'm tempted to just buy a new IAC though. After I changed my spark plugs today the car ran down to about 350 RPM when I put the clutch in at a stop light. I'm surprised it didn't stall but it's been behaving for the most part today. The IAC restrictor got here yesterday. Still a little worried about putting it on due to the low idling though it would be nice to have my RPMs drop quicker when I put the clutch in.

Originally Posted by mattf0509

i was having the same prob when my car hit around 100k mark..so i got the screamin demon coil pack, msd wires and new plugs gapped to .065 now it idles steady right under 1k

.065?

February 25th, 2010, 03:42 PM	#22
goren813 MM's Official Lucifer '00 3.8L & '05 4.6L Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 3,620 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh def. go for the easiest, cheapest thing first to eliminate it, I was just curious if you had replaced it and still had issues, my guess is the valve itself is bad. __________________ "Fast she goes...in the city of Overdose"

February 26th, 2010, 09:58 AM	#24
goren813 MM's Official Lucifer '00 3.8L & '05 4.6L Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 3,620 iTrader: 0 reviews	At least less than $100 to fix... that's "small" in my book although it does blow that you have to spend money to fix something that you can't upgrade. Sadly I shelved $110 for a new stock header cuz mine cracked, didn't have the time or money to do the complete exhaust yet... __________________ "Fast she goes...in the city of Overdose"

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February 25th, 2010, 03:28 PM	#21
mcqueen Dancing Naked In The Rain Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 15,719 iTrader: 0 reviews	No sir. IACs run right around $70 or so. Cleaning the IAC cost me maybe $3 for a can of cleaner and this will cost me $4 for the restrictor. If this fails and cleaning the MAF fails, I'll look into a new IAC, but I'm going for the cheaper options first

February 25th, 2010, 03:56 PM	#23
mcqueen Dancing Naked In The Rain Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 15,719 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah I'm a little worried that valve itself is the problem.

February 26th, 2010, 06:49 PM	#25
mattf0509 Regular 2000 3.8L v6 when i finished track was closed Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 186 iTrader: 0 reviews	i was having the same prob when my car hit around 100k mark..so i got the screamin demon coil pack, msd wires and new plugs gapped to .065 now it idles steady right under 1k

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