Your engine feels calm at a stoplight because a hidden idle system keeps fuel, air, and spark in balance. That quiet stability is not luck, it is the result of sensors, valves, and software working ...

Intro: A graph of your car’s idle speed shouldn’t resemble architectural plans for a new Cedar Point roller coaster. Once the car warms up to normal operating temperature, it should run in a smooth ...

An idle air control valve (IACV) is an essential component of the modern engine, ensuring optimal idling RPM and overall smooth performance. However, when this valve gets damaged or malfunctions, it ...

Cleaning the idle air control valve (IACV) on your vehicle periodically helps keep carbon and other particles from building up on the valve, which can negatively affect the operation of the car.

The idle air control valve (IACV) is a device attached to the throttle body that helps keep the engine of a vehicle running without throttle input, such as when the car is idling in traffic or parked ...

Here’s a step by step on how to DIY clean the air throttle body and idle air control valve. Let's check it out! Drivers are always concerned about how much it would cost them to fuel up every day!

I inherited my elderly dad’s 1998 Lexus ES300 a few years ago. It has only about 65,000 miles on it and I’ve never had any major engine problems. But starting about a year ago, it occasionally stalls ...