My car has started idling higher, threw a cel, and led me to a faulty IACV. I took it off, cleaned it, replaced the gasket, took it for a drive and the same symptoms. I can't get the star screws off (and don't want to strip them) to separate the valve from the housing to clean the valve itself. I'm really not fond of blowing $300+ on a new iacv, any suggestions? Anybody have a spare one they could ship me to try/buy? Get the 5 point star bit to take off the valve? Use a hacksaw like this guy and use a flat head screw driver to get it off...? http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1704762&highlight=P1507
I tore it apart again, separated the valve and body like in the link above. I let WD-40 sit in the valve for 10-20 minutes and then used cue-tips to clean and dry it. Put it together and it fired right up. I also followed the proper heat cycle method for the new seal that I found in a different thread. Everything is good as new for right now. Hopefully it is good for a while...
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