rpms sticking

[timot_one]

Check the code first, then let us know what it is.  It could be a bad IACV also.

[rjp6262]

Check the code first, then let us know what it is.  It could be a bad IACV also.

yeah i saw that someone on Drive Accord had the same problem as im having. and they replaced the IACV and it fixed the problem. so now i may just go with one of those if i get the same code.

[timot_one]

It's worth a try, but check the code first.  It may be completely unrelated to your throttle issue.  The IACV is about $65 from Majestic Honda, so it's not going to break the bank if you need to buy it.

[rjp6262]

yeah i got the code of P0507. Idle Control System Higher Than Expected.

i'm getting pretty similar symptoms as the guy in this forum thread: http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showt ... hp?t=15146

so i'm guessing that i should probably replace the IACV. but i cleared the code and the idle isn't anywhere near as crazy as it has been. now im just going to see if i can find it local.

could there be any chance that i could try and take the IACV off, and clean it out?

[timot_one]

You could give it a try.

[rjp6262]

yeah i may end up doing that. going to try and search up a bit more on this though.

[rjp6262]

well i got it off, and it wasn't as nasty as i thought it was going to be. but i cleaned it off anyway. did the throttle body coolant bypass at the same time because i figured there was no point to having coolant through there now since it's summer. but its sitting now with the negative battery terminal un-hooked, and im going to try this idle learn procedure once the rain stops. hopefully it works. if it doesn't then ill have to get a new one.

update: started the car back up after cleaning it off. didn't work, actually seemed to make the problem worse. so now im guessing ill need a new one and it will hopefully fix the problem.

[timot_one]

If I were you, I'd reconnect your coolant lines.  When you're trying to troubleshoot a problem, you only want to change one variable at a time and then see what happens.  You changed two, so you're not going to get accurate results.

[rjp6262]

that could be an issue as well. ill hook them back up tomorrow morning and see if that does anything to help the problem. hopefully that didn't shoot it out of proportion lol

[wai_pang2]

If I were you, I'd reconnect your coolant lines.  When you're trying to troubleshoot a problem, you only want to change one variable at a time and then see what happens.  You changed two, so you're not going to get accurate results.

I agree with what he said. You should fix the problem first then start changing things around. I forget but I think I might have also gotten that CEL as well. I didn't read anywhere in your post that you cleaned the IACV with carb-cleaner. I would start with cheap/easy fixes first then move up to replacing parts. That's how most independent garages do things first but that is only if you know them well enough and won't rip you off.

[rjp6262]

well i got it off, and it wasn't as nasty as i thought it was going to be. but i cleaned it off anyway. did the throttle body coolant bypass at the same time because i figured there was no point to having coolant through there now since it's summer. but its sitting now with the negative battery terminal un-hooked, and im going to try this idle learn procedure once the rain stops. hopefully it works. if it doesn't then ill have to get a new one.

update: started the car back up after cleaning it off. didn't work, actually seemed to make the problem worse. so now im guessing ill need a new one and it will hopefully fix the problem.

i did clean it and it made it worse. so i ordered the part brand new.  

[rjp6262]

no luck with the new part. it's doing the same exact thing it was doing before hand and now i'm already 80 something into it.

anyone got any ideas? im not about to tow the thing to the dealership, or some other shop.

another update: took it to the dealership, and had a friend hook me up with their whole diagnostic service for a discounted price. found out that its a leaky master cylinder which is causing the brake booster to fail...they wanted a grand to fix it. right. but i got some other place fixing it so hopefully this fixes the problem.