How to Fix a Car that Idles Poorly (Rough Idle)

1. great video. just wanted to ask, do we have to do an idle relearn? after the cleaning ?

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3. Excellent work.Thank you.

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5. If you're have a rough idle
   On your honda civic 2016, YES it works
   I spent money in a canister vent valva and gas filter and last i cleaned that trottle body. I cant believe co
   Something so simple worked after so many attempts of fixing it.
   Dont take it to the shops

6. ❤ u and the work u are doing. ❤❤❤ 👍 👌 👏 .

7. No wonder why your channel had over 10 million subscribers and. All of your videos clip is very useful, clearly and easy to understand with the tools, stuff and work. Love your channel ❤️❤️❤️I am your fan now 😂

8. I did this, but now my car will fire up but bogs down to 100 rpm and dies. I might have flooded the motor😐

9. I cleaned mine but did you not reset your idle ???

10. Hi Chris!! my car has a high idle of 600rpm could this be the same issue? thanks

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12. Ty sir for you time

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14. 0k ! My f250 2000 needs lovin! Iac flush! Plugs, etc. Pcv was not sealing. Plastic shrank? Let air around gromet. New Standard brand, metal one is tight and seals one way! Engine idle low, dies after a slight rev. Throttle body flushed well. New belt, tensioner and idler pully on seat with new plugs. Next honeydo free day, not rainy or hot or, or, lol

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16. 1:37 WAIT WAIT WAIT the screen in the truck has your logo for the background???

17. Yayyy

18. Your my excellent teacher ❤

19. Hi Chris, my Ford F150 is doing exactly like your pickup. I clean my valve but the plunger is still not moving very good (like if the spring is not enough strong). I tried to apply 12 volts directly on the terminals. I can hear clic when removing connection, but the plunger do not move. I bought a new valve, but again 12 volt on connectors doesn't make the plunger to move. Do you know if it is an ON/ OFF valve ? Witout voltage, valve let air to pass and with voltage 12 volt, valve should be closed ? If yes, it means the new valve is not good either. Let me know what you think. Thank you, your video was awesome.

20. Don't forget about the negative battery cable when changing idle air control valve.

21. For some strange reason, the sound on this video does not work for me. OTHER youtubes in this same session work!! Will reboot and try again. (Rebooting worked. Must have my daily 'Fix' of Chris Fix!)

22. Is it the same on a Cadillac Escalade

23. Why are American cars so fricking simple. That got the be the most simple engine bay I've ever seen.

24. Nicely done

25. Hey Chris! what stereo do you have installed in your truck? I have a 04 Ranger and have been looking for something like that for years!

26. Hey, idk if youll see this, but I love your videos, you make everything so much easier to understand. could you do a video on diagnosing carbon fouling on spark plugs, I believe that my engine is running rich.

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28. Can that be the EGR Valve? (Dont know much of mechanic stuff but i try my best to learn and fix stuff without going to a mechanic unless its really important like i recently cleaned my tb because of lack of power and after i cleaned it. My car Runs like champ but i notice sometimes that EGR code comes up

29. ChrisFix i have a 2002 dodge ram 1500 4.7 rebuild engine i have a low rpm i replaced the sparks plug and idke aire control valve sensor and map and cams shaft and Crankshaft sensor replaced and my rpm drops at 500 or more

30. I have a 98 b2500 that idles high when driving. When i stop it idles back down to like 900 rpm.
    I have replaced IAC, MAF, TPS, and nothing.

    Please help chris!!

31. I had two vehicles having ideal problems and because of Chris both vehicle are idling just fine.

32. 6:35

33. Another great job. Thanks ChrisFix.

34. Hey there. At 6:30 in the video.. He says what you do first with the IAC Valve but it's WRONG!! Ok so what you really do (First) 1st is Whenever you're working on a vehicles electrical system or mainly ALL repairs… THE 1ST THING TO DO IS ALWAYS<>
    ** UNPLUG THE BATTERY **. OK please be safe and careful and remember what you do 1st… 👍🙏👀✔️👌😉

35. hey chris i’m hoping you see this, for my car i have a rough idle but it goes up and down on rpm’s. It goes from 1000 to 2000 and repeats. Would that be the same reason ? I have an integra

36. I second this method in the video. This is a very informative channel – KUDOS!

37. Awesome! Thank you!

38. Thank goodness. I was about to start looking into engine mounts because of some hooligans talking about rough idles. This seems to be the culprit for me.

39. I was always wondering why my car was idling low as shit

40. Anyone know why my cars rpm is not coming back down after I rev the engine…. I rev it up to about 3,000 and it takes like 15 seconds for it to return back to idle.

41. Can the solenoid go bad too

42. Hey chris i have a toyota carina e 1994 16v and it idles normally but the rpm needle jumps like crazy. Even when driving at 3k rpm it shows like 4 to 5 k and when i floor it to go to redline (6500rpm) it passes the 8k mark😂. If someone can help me it would be appreciated!

43. I finally know what the problem is with my truck thank you chris. I love you man Edit: (well I checked mine, it would seem that its an electronic one. I have a 2012 sierra denali, im not sure how those are fixed really)

44. Hey Chris tried this out and after a few min of sitting and waiting the rpm are fluttering between 6-700 rpm and I’m not sure if that’s normal for an suv that’s been in a few accidents somewhere else might be damaged or something but there was a decent amount of carbon build up so thanks for this tip!

45. Great 👍 very informative video…thanks

46. Can I use brake cleaner to clean it ?

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