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Feb 10, 2010 | 11:52 AM

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Ed Fisher

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Dang, Ron J used red font (only after MK reiterated). I'm thinking pull the codes, man.

Feb 10, 2010 | 12:35 PM

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RonJ

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Dang, Ron J used red font (only after MK reiterated). I'm thinking pull the codes, man.

Haha Ed. Yeah, I had to get a little forceful.

Feb 11, 2010 | 05:35 AM

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svalencia

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Sorry guys im just a woman, was just trying to get a hint of what it might be and the cost, before i took it back to my friend..

Feb 11, 2010 | 07:39 AM

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Sorry guys im just a woman, was just trying to get a hint of what it might be and the cost, before i took it back to my friend..

You are being sexist. A woman should be able to pull CEL codes as well (or better) than a man.

Feb 11, 2010 | 09:46 AM

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mk378

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It could be just something unplugged or plugged in wrong. So I estimate the cost to repair to be somewhere between zero and the ACV of the car.

Feb 21, 2011 | 09:50 AM

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LucidSteel

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I recently had to have the idle air control valve fixed on my honda, after fixing it I drove it around to see how it was, at first it drove fine and then on a long stretch of driving the car began to act up, when i get to 55 to 60 mph the car drives fine but as soon as i let off the gas a little to decelerate, it has a little jerk, almost like when u stick ur hand on the end of a vacuum hose blocking the suction, then when u try to gas it a little again it stutters a little, the car drives fine until u try to slow down, it is also using a lot more gas, can anyone help???

This is my problem as well. Bought my 1998 LX Standard a few months ago, this has been happening ever since. Cleaned IACV yesterday, idle is more steady but still has the stutter when barely pressing gas or letting off gas. Anyone else have ideas? Maybe a vacuum leak somewhere.

Feb 22, 2011 | 07:48 AM

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mk378

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If the pedal seems physically sticky coming off of idle, it could be dirt in the throttle body making the throttle plate stick.

Feb 22, 2011 | 01:42 PM

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LucidSteel

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Thanks for the reply. I cleaned the throttle body when I cleaned the IACV Sunday, so that shouldn't be it. I worry that it could be a TPS problem, but it seems like that would be always evident. More research ahead I suppose.