Extremely high idle

Tiny
JGRANADO1
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  • 1990 TOYOTA CAMRY
  • 2.5L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 120 MILES
My car was running smooth and great, until it started to have a idle surge. Then the idle increased higher and higher. Now it idles at 2500 to 3000 rpm's in park, and around 1300 to 1500 in drive. I checked for vacuum leaks, found nothing. Replaced PCV valve, valve cover gaskets, intake gasket, cleaned throttle body, nothing helped. On a test drive, I had to hold the brake going through a school zone, because it will run at 35 mph, with my foot off the gas. Car is not driveable like that. How do I fix this?
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 AT 5:58 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hello,

This car has a idle air control valve that sticks because of carbon build up (not the throttle body). Here is a guide the help you clean the valve which is bolted to the throttle body and must be separated:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-idle-speed-control-motor-iac

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
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Thursday, October 18th, 2018 AT 6:58 PM
Tiny
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Thank you for the information. That is a good guide to replacing an idle valve! I did not mention that I already removed and cleaned the idle valve, as well as the throttle body. Did not help. I ordered a new used idle valve, to try next.
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Thursday, October 18th, 2018 AT 7:13 PM
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KEN L
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Yep, that was my suggestion. Let me know what happens.
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Friday, October 19th, 2018 AT 11:06 AM

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