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Date Posted: 03:59:57 08/15/02 Thu
Author: matt
Subject: Re: IAC MOTOR AND MAIN COMPUTER HELP!!!!!!!!
In reply to: Kamka-Z 's message, "Re: IAC MOTOR AND MAIN COMPUTER HELP!!!!!!!!" on 21:29:38 08/14/02 Wed

I HEAR YA MAN! LETS BOYCOTT! lol :)



>>What is the IAC motor and what does it do?
>I don't recall what 'A' in IAC is but it's an idle
>control motor. A little electric motor that adjusts
>the idle speed to what the main computer tells it to.
>When mine went out I drove it around for a week with
>one foot on the brake and one lightly pressing the gas
>to keep it running. Finally got it to the dealer and
>just about blew up when he told me how much to replace
>it. (they have to remove the whole intake to get at it
>plus as i recall the motor itself costs pennies under
>$200 or is it more now) Of course the dweeb tells me I
>need a bunch of other stuff too. I think I met him
>halfway on some piddly needs. I truly dislike service
>writers. Many of them have very little mechanical
>training or know-how and they get a commission.
> "Say I think you ought to add a trans flush, 4 tires,
>and a gallon of genuine mitsibishi washer fluid...
>let's see that'l be another 3500 bucks sir"
>I hate having to communicate my car problems to
>someone who has less mechanical ability than myself.
>I'd rather talk directly to my mechanic.
>Anyway the Idle Control Motor is probably the most
>common "surprise" repair on these cars.
>Mike

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