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Old Apr 29, 2025 | 07:59 AM
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I知 at a loss with idling issues/ oil pressure issues

First off thank you for reading this I rebuilt this engine and she fired right up we did a delete on the egr omp air pump and the little valve on the lower plenum of the intake here痴 where we池e at the car idles like it痴 bridge ported (it痴 not) and after 5 mins of driving the oil pressure goes to 0 from 30 any help on this situation would be greatly appreciated as I知 going insane😂 I will post a video


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Old Apr 29, 2025 | 08:01 AM
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What we致e tried

Used a smoke machine no vacuum leaks pushed the tps in and the idle smoothed out screws on the side and top of the TB
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Old Apr 29, 2025 | 08:06 AM
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Idle

Here痴 the idle
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Old Apr 29, 2025 | 08:41 AM
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idle is stuck too high, usually it's a combination of a stuck closed thermowax and poorly adjusted idle screw.
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Old Apr 29, 2025 | 08:45 AM
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Thank you

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idle is stuck too high, usually it's a combination of a stuck closed thermowax and poorly adjusted idle screw.
I will check it out is there any ways of adjusting thermal wax or do I need another one?

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Old Apr 29, 2025 | 09:55 AM
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idle is stuck too high, usually it's a combination of a stuck closed thermowax and poorly adjusted idle screw.
alright I値l check it out is there any way to test it or do I just need to get a new thermal wax?
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Old Apr 29, 2025 | 09:28 PM
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Based on your video, let the car fully warm or disable the thermowax. After that adjust the TPS screw per the FSM. After trying the adjustment with an ohm meter or the two light method, I found doing it with the two lights or both is best.
Most likely it will solve your ldle hunting. You many have many other problems to sort through after that. It is a good start though.
Also, you might be able to turn the TPS screw without the lights or meter and find a spot where it doesn't hunt, surge or whatever it's doing. Let the car warm up from there and then set the TPS. Having to listen to that while it's warming up would be kind of annoying.
Disabling the thermowax would probably be the best route to take though.

Edit: Check your oil pressure sender connector on the sender. Mine was good until I brushed by it to many times and it snapped off. Maybe it's something else but it's a good place to start.

Also, the double throttle diaphragm will leak even when passing a smoke test as does the BAC valve internally. The third is the EGR. It will require a block off plate and a cap on the vacuum line.
The thermowax test procedure is in the FSM.

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Old Apr 30, 2025 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jimg2244
alright I’ll check it out is there any way to test it or do I just need to get a new thermal wax?

the thermowax rarely fails itself however the coolant passages through it tend to get clogged with calcium deposits or it gets an air pocket and stops functioning properly. you can remove the throttle body and check the condition of the ports for proper flow. you can also run hot water through it to make sure it is moving.
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