1998 Mercury Sable driveability

Tiny
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  • 1998 MERCURY SABLE
  • 6 CYL
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  • 101,377 MILES
Is it possible to test the Idle air control motor operation before replacing it
Friday, October 1st, 2010 AT 11:27 AM

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Tiny
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If you had a professional scan tool, some have software to operate the IAC through the scanner but even if you could do that, it wouldn't tell you much. They can intermittently get stuck or be slow to respond that wouldn't show up in a test like that.
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Friday, October 1st, 2010 AT 11:30 AM

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