1995 Mercury Sable High Idle

Tiny
WJLANE
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1995 Mercury Sable GS 3.0L with 169,000 miles. The car shoots to 2,100 RPMs on start up (during the warmup) then settles to idle at exactly at 1,350 RPMs. The engine runs great and the idle isn't rough or surging, just too high for some reason. There are no codes present and the scanner indicates the TPS voltage is correct. I have replaced Idle Air Control valve and cleaned the MAF sensor filament all without success. All vacuum lines are good and the manifold vacuum reading is good. I suspect it could be the coolant temperature sensor but without a code, I'm tired of trying to track this issue down. I suppose it could also be the MAF being slightly faulty, enough to cause the high idle but not enough to trigger the MIL. However, I don't want to spend $150 on a new MAF just to see if it works. Are there other ways to diagnose my issue without buying new parts and finding out they don't work?
Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 1:21 PM

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Tiny
MIKE H R
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Check the trottle linkage, could be sticking. Spray w d 40 on the throttle cables work back and forth a few times and let us know what happens.
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 1:24 PM
Tiny
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Thanks for the reply. I just finished your recommendation and still no success. The throttle blade is fully closed at idle. Is there any way to adjust the idle and be done with it?
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 1:35 PM
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MIKE H R
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Where the throttle cable is connected there should be two screws one controls the downshift and the other the idle adjusting screw
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007 AT 1:59 PM

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