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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 03:10 AM
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hey everyone i have an 87 2 door inline 6 4.0 my problem is that after a couple minutes of driving the idol stays up around 2000 rpm and will even make it up to 3000 some times and i cant figure out whats wrong with it ive replaced the iac and cleaned the throttle body and lubricated all the throttle linkage and hooked a computer up to it and it didnt say anything was wrong so ive hit a wall if anyone has experienced this befor or if you know anything about it i would love the help thanks.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:07 AM
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T.P.S. maybe ?
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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Could it also be the cts? Or the ecu?
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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Check for vacuum leaks
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Did all the lines replaced
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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I had this with my 89.... I have to remember what I did, besides chevron.....

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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:57 PM
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Ok. I had this problem last year, before I junked it. I kept turning the injectors and cleaned the components of the throttle body. Check the O-rings on the injectors. You have to clean everything on the throttle body. My IAC valve was gummed up from cheap gas. After you clean it, on a 1/4 of a tank dump chevron techron in. Run it for 10 minutes and try the next grade gas. That was how I fixed mine. Took me a month every spring trying to figure it out until last year.

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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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Check the breather tubes and spray cleaner in the MAP sensor. It might have a lil oil in it... Mine did.

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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Ok thank-you for the help how much is that cleaner? Do you know what causes it?
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:10 PM
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Brake part cleaner or the wire cleaner.

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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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Anything that dries fast and doesn't have a build up. Brake part cleaner cuts the oil.

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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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What about the chevron stuff
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:19 PM
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And I've already cleaned tb what should I clean next and I replaced the iac and were is the map sensor
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:59 PM
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MAP sensors are crazy sensitive, you should only use a MAP sensor cleaner or else you're asking for problems.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 00-buck
T.P.S. maybe ?
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1987 -1990 xj Automatic Transmission? If yes read this:
http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl232i.htm
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