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  1. 03-18-2010, 09:59 PM #1
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    Default civic reving HIGH on cold starts...

    can some one tell me what mite be causing this problem...
    like the car is running open header rite now and i dont know if that affects it...
    when i turn the car on on any cold start it revs up to 3k rpms..
    thanks in advance guys
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  2. 03-18-2010, 10:01 PM #2
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    clean FITV and IACV
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  3. 03-18-2010, 10:14 PM #3
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    will do tomorrow bro ..reps!
    anithing else i shuld try any one>?
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    looks like you got a IACV problem
    i had this problem this same wk. cleaned it as of today & seems to help.. seem the same when i started it but as it got warm it idle'd normal!
    This Write Up Helped!
    http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2443124



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  5. 03-18-2010, 10:21 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by geezy View Post
    looks like you got a IACV problem
    i had this problem this same wk. cleaned it as of today & seems to help.. seem the same when i started it but as it got warm it idle'd normal!
    This Write Up Helped!
    http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2443124
    thanx bro! reps for u too!
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  6. 03-18-2010, 10:23 PM #6
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    ill deff be cleaning that up tomorrow... is there any specific way to do it? lol u know dont wanna fuck nothing up...
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  7. 03-18-2010, 10:36 PM #7
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    what series you working with?



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  8. 03-18-2010, 10:59 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by geezy View Post
    what series you working with?
    B series
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  10. 03-19-2010, 02:12 PM #10
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    let us know how it turned out after you cleaned it!



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  11. 03-19-2010, 02:25 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by geezy View Post
    let us know how it turned out after you cleaned it!
    will do! ..im about to go pick up the brake cleaner
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    cleaned the IACV but nothing....it went to 3k rpm again...but came down faster..may be because the warmer weather?
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  13. 03-19-2010, 04:26 PM #13
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    what about your throttle body?
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    never mind i think it did work. but i disconected the battery for a few minutes. and now it went down to 1500 rpm. ill try it tomorrow morning and ill let yall know if its fixed.
    REPS for the ones who helped
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    yeah bro let it warm up a lil and take it for a drive..



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    liek the one guy said. check the tb screw.
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    well like i said i was going to test the car today in the mornig... and the car reved at 2800 rpm from a cold start. ima clean the FITV before i go to work see if it goes down more. ill keep yall updated
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  18. 03-20-2010, 01:34 PM #18
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    got to clean the FITV and it worked. it revs to 2400 rpm for a few seconds than goes down to 2000.. and before when it was already warm the car would stay at 1300 rpm and now it goes 1000 rpm or lower
    thanx guys!
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