I had a small accident 2 days ago.. thanks god nothing happened to the engine.. the hit was just from outside so i need a body work!
anyhow... after finishing with the accident report and all that things... i drove my car heading back home.
i noticed that the RPM was on 2k when the car is on idel ?!!!
came back home.. and i told that to a ftiend of mine and he told me to clean the throuttle or the air intake with a carbonator intake cleaner.
i did that today and now .. the RPM is low .. but it goes up and down between 1.5k and 1.7k on Idel.
Does anyone has any idea what should i do to fix this problem?!

Do i really need to clean the throuttle body or the intake really well ?!!
or there is something i should replace?
help please.
Thanks

 

Check TPS. Searching would be much easier.

 

can it be from something else?

 

Probably not, generally the TPS causes this problem.

 

It might be a vac leak. Thats what I would check for.

 

check for vac leaks, tps and when I had this problem it was the intke mainifold gasket. those are the things to check first

 

yeah i had a HUDE vac leak the line wasnt even on and aftewr that it was fine

 

thank god nothing happened to the engine right......what ever happened to your own safety???lol....oh and check the tps and vac lines...good luck

 

A few things to check others already said, and a few things they didn't.

-Set the TPS
-Set the CAS
-Set the timing
-Make sure all vac lines are securely on, RTV around the outside (not on the nipple)
-Once you fix the idle lope, play around the with idle screws. They should get you back down to you're 700-800rpm idle.

Something to consider, is the accident may have somehow knocked you're intake manifolds enough to cause a leak. If these problems don't fix it..think about getting/putting on new intake manifold gaskets.

 

sounds like a vacuum leak. Check for any possible signs of leakage everywhere after the AFM.

 

A few things to check others already said, and a few things they didn't.

-Set the TPS
-Set the CAS
-Set the timing
-Make sure all vac lines are securely on, RTV around the outside (not on the nipple)
-Once you fix the idle lope, play around the with idle screws. They should get you back down to you're 700-800rpm idle.

Something to consider, is the accident may have somehow knocked you're intake manifolds enough to cause a leak. If these problems don't fix it..think about getting/putting on new intake manifold gaskets.