1993 Oldsmobile Regency eratic idleing and noise

Tiny
OHIOJO
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  • 1993 OLDSMOBILE REGENCY
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 145,218 MILES
My car idles fine until it warms up and I put it in gear and move, then it speeds up to a very high idle that pulls it down the road like its oncriuse, but criuse isnt on. When you stop the engine idles very high rpms, and begins to have a banging sound comming from the engine like its out of time, sometime when it bangs it shakes and moves the car.I have to shut the key off. When you start it again it idles ok till you put it in gear again. Then you get the same thing
note--this all started when the check engine lite came on.I had it put on a engine analizer, and needed a new throttle position sensor, no other codes were shown, replaced it. The lite went out but it wouldnt run right. He said he had no idea what was wrong with it, and he couldnt fix it.
I took it to another mechanic which installed another throttle body and and tps. That when it started acting as I stated at the beginning of this post
IM sorry I dont have any mony to donate. Im 74 yrs old, retired, and at the moment finances are very bad, as IM sure you can see. Any info would be greatly appreciated, God bless and thank you:charlie




I took it to another mechanic, he said he put it on the anylizer and it showed no codes.
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 AT 2:30 PM

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Tiny
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Will it run if you disconnect the TPS? Has the idle air control motor been checked?
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010 AT 10:32 AM
Tiny
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Yes it will run with the tps disconnected. Read a thread on the fast idle section said to check iac motor to remove it from the throttle body. Leave the wires connected and turn the key on and see it the plunger like part moves in and out. It does, so I guess it ok.
Also I disconnected the #1 plug wire because its the easiest one to get to, connected a test lite wire to the plug and the other end to the plug wire and cranked the eng. To check crank sensor. The lite didnt lite while cranking.I didnt replace it yet. What do you think/does that sound rite to you
thank you jo
that pretty much sums up whats been done so far.
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Monday, November 8th, 2010 AT 5:06 PM
Tiny
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IT does sound like that, but I can't be 100% sure without an engine code. If you have no spark, my guess is the crank sensor or ignition module.
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 AT 7:24 AM

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