1995 Chevy Cavalier idle air control valve

Tiny
KURPAI_02
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  • 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 156,000 MILES
Will a faulty iac cause poor gas mileage?
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 AT 11:16 PM

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Tiny
BLUELIGHTNIN6
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If you have faulty IAC your motor will idle badly. The revs will not stay at a constant level, even when your engine has reached operating temperature. If this is the case then of course the fuel mileage will be horrible as well. However, a faulty PCV valve will cause poor fuel mileage without bad idle. A stuck-open PCV valve will allow unmetered vacuum to cause a lean air/fuel mixture. The engine management system will "fatten-up" the fuel injection spray time (volume of fuel) to compensate for a lean air/fuel ration, thus using more fuel to accomplish the same task.

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Saturday, January 24th, 2009 AT 11:28 PM

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