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1990 Toyota Celica Repair Question


Topics covered: Body, Engine, Fuel line.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on September 29, 2006

1990 celica gt idle surging between 1500 and 2000

90 celica gt automatic 2.2 engine


idles up to 2000 then back down to about 1500 then back again



i have 2 videos i made of it


so far i.............

cleaned the egr valve(was sticking and full of carbon)

plugs have some carbon on them so i took them out and clened them too.....
they are bosch platinum plugs



a little history about it i bought the car with some rusted fuel lines in the winter i let it sit until this summer,fixed the fuel lines,it didn't have an air filter so i got one.....the idle was this way ever since i bought it........


check engine light was on i tested it flashed a code for the map sensor.....bought one used put it in now i get NO TROUBLE CODES

and it still idles funny......put it in drive or reverse it runs fine.......

here's the 2 videos i made........

this first vid just shows how bad it idles
http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=2m488b9



this vid shows how it is in drive and reverse
http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=48yngd4


this last vid shows how it runs after i pull the vaccuum line off of the intake....it's the line that comes from the dashpot


http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=47b10zq
Avatar Asked by SWITCHCRAFT

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Replied on October 5, 2006

does anybody know??? :(

Tiny Response from SWITCHCRAFT
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Replied on October 7, 2006

Clean out the throttle body and the IACV and check the TPS

Tiny Answered by rasmataz
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Replied on October 9, 2006

right now i took off the intake manifold , fuel rail, iac motor, and throttle body

the manifold is being boiled out at a local shop for only $20

when i get everything put back together and cleaned i will post the results....

Tiny Response from SWITCHCRAFT
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