1994 Toyota Camry Fast Idle

1994 TOYOTA CAMRY
250,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DGSJ66
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The overdrive transmission went out in our Camry while our college son had it in another town. We found a guy who put a good used transmission in it for a little over $1000. It shifts okay now, but seems to idle and run too fast. Started cold it's idling at 1200 RPM, and warm it's still at around 1000 RPM. Shift points all seem high as well.

My first guess is that the throttle position sensor is not programmed to send the right info. to the transmission, since the latter may have been from a different year Camry.

Where should I start?
Mar 29, 2009 at 2:08 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Too fast an idle speed. If an engine without computerized idle speed control is idling too fast and refuses to come down to a normal idle speed despite your best efforts to back off the carburetor idle speed screw or air bypass adjustment screw (fuel injection), air is getting past the throttle somewhere. Common leak paths include the carburetor and throttle body gaskets, carburetor insulator spacers, intake manifold gaskets, and of course, any of the engine's vacuum fittings, hoses and accessories. It is even possible that leaky O-rings around the fuel injectors are allowing air to leak past the seals. Another overlooked item can be a worn throttle shaft and a defective idle speed speed control motor/valve stuck in the extended (high idle speed) position/throttle position sensor. Also the throttle plate could be binding in its bore and kinked accelerator cable, coolant temperature sensor might not be operating properly misleading the computer that the engine is still cold and computer throwing fuel at it raising the idle speed.
Mar 29, 2009 at 2:29 PM
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