looping idle
#3
Supreme Member
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: LeRoy, NY
Posts: 7,240
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
4 Posts
Car: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT
Engine: 2.7L V6
Transmission: 6-speed
Axle/Gears: 4.41
Re: looping idle
What year is the car? If it's got an adjustable TPS, the sensor may be adjusted improperly and the ECM assumes a higher idle.
Trending Topics
#8
Supreme Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Posts: 1,598
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Car: Still a 3rd Gen
Engine: 450HP 355
Transmission: TH350
Axle/Gears: 9" with 4.11's
Re: looping idle
Sounds like the IAC motor to me.. pull it out and clean the plunger and passage with some carb cleaner and a small wire brush, then disconnect the battery for a couple minutes. It should stall out on the first start, after that it'll fire up, idle high then back down slowly. Take it for a drive after that and make sure it's ok.
#11
Supreme Member
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: LeRoy, NY
Posts: 7,240
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
4 Posts
Car: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT
Engine: 2.7L V6
Transmission: 6-speed
Axle/Gears: 4.41
Re: looping idle
Since the sensor is off, look at the orange film inside to see if it's flat or not. If it's not flat (you can tell by shining a light on it), get a new sensor, as the one you have won't read properly with a bad film.
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Manchester,PA
Posts: 354
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 86 Firebird SE
Engine: 2.8L
Re: looping idle
Yup if you took off the MAF and it runs better you probably need a new one. Like mav said, if the frequency film inside it looks like the surface of the atlantic ocean(wavy as hell), then its bad.
#13
Re: looping idle
Ok i was just about to ask that, lol thats a nice way to put it. I took it off and it purred like a kitten. Right at 800 rpm's and amazing throttle response. Just couldnt drive it cause it sputtered and spat. The sensor is pretty wavy i'll try to take some pics of it tonight just to show you how bad it is and then its comming out.
#14
Supreme Member
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: LeRoy, NY
Posts: 7,240
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
4 Posts
Car: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT
Engine: 2.7L V6
Transmission: 6-speed
Axle/Gears: 4.41
Re: looping idle
There was a seller on eBay selling NEW AC/Delco sensors the last time I looked. Don't get a cheapo parts store one... You could install it one month and have it fail the next (been there, done that, TWICE). I know the replacments at the parts stores MAY have a lifetime warranty, but, do you REALLY want to go through this about every year and a half or so?
:edit: Case in point, here is a pic of my latest failed MAF. Notice how the film looks like a skate ramp and isn't even in the same place on the board as the factory one, and that there is no air funnel. This was a parts store sensor with a lifetime warranty, the SECOND one I had to replace in 2 years after I put it in:
:edit: Case in point, here is a pic of my latest failed MAF. Notice how the film looks like a skate ramp and isn't even in the same place on the board as the factory one, and that there is no air funnel. This was a parts store sensor with a lifetime warranty, the SECOND one I had to replace in 2 years after I put it in:
Last edited by Maverick H1L; 04-05-2010 at 10:53 AM.
#17
Supreme Member
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: LeRoy, NY
Posts: 7,240
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
4 Posts
Car: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT
Engine: 2.7L V6
Transmission: 6-speed
Axle/Gears: 4.41
Re: looping idle
If you have a Camaro, you'll need to find a way to knock the elbow off without hurting the sensor. Hurry, there's only 20H left.
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Manchester,PA
Posts: 354
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Car: 86 Firebird SE
Engine: 2.8L
Re: looping idle
Holy crap Mav, that is bad! The film on the reman my dad bought a few years ago looks like that. I'm glad i switched to a 165 ECM and the 70mm Ford MAF. I dont have to deal with that crap anymore with the frequency MAF's
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post