1996 Mazda Protege idle air control valve resistance

Tiny
MATT64
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  • 1996 MAZDA PROTEGE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 10,200 MILES
Can you confirm info from my manual: resistance reading on terminals in the IAC valve should be between 10.2 and 12.7? Mine reads 8.8 (ohms) and I suspect this is causing poor idling (in D, 1 and 2, R, but not generally while moving; it just drops RPM a nd wants to stall upon stopping). Thanks
Monday, September 6th, 2010 AT 1:30 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Clean the IACV and see what happens and also test the TPS sensor

ISC RESISTANCE SPECIFICATIONS
ApplicationTesting Temperature: °F ( °C)Ohms
Protege 1.8L68 (20)10.7-12.3ohms
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Monday, September 6th, 2010 AT 5:56 PM

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