1991 Chevy Caprice idles up on occasions

Tiny
CARIDLE
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  • 1991 CHEVROLET CAPRICE
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
The idle goes up on occasions while driving. The cars distributor, plugs, rotor have been changed. The service engine light goes on when the car idles up but goes off when the idle returns to normal. The idle goes up for a minute or so then returns to normal while driving. I did try higher octane and fuel injector cleaner.

Thanks for any help you can give.
Monday, September 28th, 2009 AT 8:21 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Check engine light being On it means you have a intermittent problem within the engine management system you need to pull the code/s from the computer to find out what's causing it.

Could be that the idle air control valve needs cleaning out
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 AT 12:39 AM

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