lopey idle when cold

[theSOB]

when my car is warmed up, it adles perfect, but not when its cold. it will jump up and down, sometimes close to dying. no vacuum leaks. does this point to one thing that could be bad (IACV or something) or could it be a number of things?? thanks for your help

[92smokeaccord]

when my car is warmed up, it adles perfect, but not when its cold. it will jump up and down, sometimes close to dying. no vacuum leaks. does this point to one thing that could be bad (IACV or something) or could it be a number of things?? thanks for your help

try cleaning the iacv. there is a diy on it.

[I<3MyHonda]

I'm pretty sure they all do this as to warm the car up faster. I don't know why it would almost stall. that could have to do with the sensor previously mentioned

[T04ECB7]

clean or change the fitv... its the valve right next to the iacv...

[Gman86]

my girl will start and be around 550-700 rpms warming up, i dont think it lopes tho, maybe try adjusting the Fast Idle Thermo Valve before removing it.

You could also try raising the idle just a smidgen.

[BB1]

yeah i would adjust the fitv first my idle use to lope but after adjusting the fitv it doesnt do it. good luck

[theSOB]

thanks. it never did it in the summer tho. just started recently. in the summer it would idle somewhat high, around 1600, until it warmed up. but it was steady. this is just weird. i usually do not drive it in the winter either. so idk if this is 'normal' for my car

[Ander]

That's the key symptom of a bad fitv. Clean it, adjust it, see if that helps, or replace it.

Sounds like you may want to turn the idle screw up a smidge too.

[ChRoNiCPhAnToM]

clean out ur fitv and aicv (might as well) should help if not change the fitv 1st