Well, did that the last time that I had this problem about 9 months ago. Pretty much traced every vacuum line and the problem was still happening. Cleaned out the ICV and FIV and the problem went away. I am to the point of replacing them now.

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 05:51:53 GMT
Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote:

>
> Eric Drew Hollins wrote:
> >
> > My idle is messed up and it is doing the bouncing idle thing. By this, I mean when it is idling, it will idle at 1000RPM then jump up to 1500RPM, down to 1000RPM's, up to 1500RPMs, etc. It is very, very annoying.
> >
> > Well, I got the parts that I need off of eBay. Well, I have the idle control valve and the fast idle valve. If I am somewhat mechanically inclined, could I replace these parts by myself? I know new parts will be about $200 each and I don't want to pay a mechanic on top of that if I get the parts for $50 off eBay and I can replace them myself.
>
> They are easy to replace, but you should use new O-rings and / or
> gaskets. Do the fast idle valve first. The idle air control valve is
> almost certainly not the problem. Vacuum leaks are a common cause of the
> oscillating idle speed. See if you find cracked vacuum hoses and
> connections etc.




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