IAC Valve
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IAC Valve
Holy Smokes, I have that annoying humming noise...I know its the Idle Air Control Valve, but jeesh, the cheapest one i found was $75. Its right on the side of my intake, i unplug it, idles rough, plug it back in the noise comes back, im 100% sure its that because i seen previous posts, but crist, almost $80!? What am I doing wrong, i thought they were cheap like $30 or something from what i read, and thats through Napa.
#5
why don't you try cleaning it first...?
here's a great thread
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...t=iac+cleaning
here's a great thread
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...t=iac+cleaning
#8
I did clean it twice, but it comes back like really quick, especially in the heat, and im kind of sick of taking it off all the time, but jesus for that kind of money it really dont sound all to bad! Its one of those things im gonna have to break down and just get over it and buy it.
Ide say Napa, Autozone etc etc. most DEFINATELY has cheaper prices then the dealer!
Ide say Napa, Autozone etc etc. most DEFINATELY has cheaper prices then the dealer!
#9
Cleaning it is only a temporary solution. Sometimes you can get 6 months out of it, sometimes 2 days. I picked my IAC valve from www.fordparts.com for $50 bucks I believe. The dealer is VERY expensive. My local dealer wanted $118 for it lol.
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#13
Yes it would. Your IAC is responsible for pretty much everything when it comes to idling. When you disconnect an IAC as the engine is running, you get the same effect that you did (RPMs drop to 500 and idle is bad). Then, when you plug it back in, RPMs go back to normal and all is well w/ the idle, well, as well as a Ranger's idle can be lol.
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Well i broke down today and bought one $72.99 at Autozone, i feel violated but no more problems with it starting up and ideling. Ya the truck had 120k on it and it said Motocraft on the IAC lol, its WELL over due, it looked NASTY compared to the new one. Its all fixed so, no worrys for a little while. But man i feel so violated!
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Search their mechanical catalog, then click on fuel system, fuel induction, fuel injection and then click idle speed control.
The way i found it was by putting in a part number and fnding it that way. I got the part number from www.motorcraft.com Click on part look up, then enter in year, make model, engine, then "emissions, fuel", then fuel injection, then "Idle Air Control Motor".
I have noticed that if you try to put the part number from the motorcraft site on the "part number?" link on ford parts.com it doesn't find it. If you click on their "oem parts catalog" then where it says "2 Search by Factory Part Number" enter the part number there and it will find it. You can enter either the ford part number (long one) or the motorcraft part number (short one)
The way i found it was by putting in a part number and fnding it that way. I got the part number from www.motorcraft.com Click on part look up, then enter in year, make model, engine, then "emissions, fuel", then fuel injection, then "Idle Air Control Motor".
I have noticed that if you try to put the part number from the motorcraft site on the "part number?" link on ford parts.com it doesn't find it. If you click on their "oem parts catalog" then where it says "2 Search by Factory Part Number" enter the part number there and it will find it. You can enter either the ford part number (long one) or the motorcraft part number (short one)
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