# Iac

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/iac/82246>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 15, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iac/82246 "2013-11-15T06:31:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iac/82246/1 "2013-11-15T06:31:16Z")

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i have a 2001 saturn l200 2.2 about 163000 miles on it…i was told from the shop that my car been stalling…so i put new coil pack and new spark plugs in and thay told me thay got a code for crankshaft sensor so i get a new one put and now it still saying my car is still stalling…so i unhock iac while the car was running to see if rpm goes up of down it done none of them…can someone tell me how i can check and see if my iacv is going bad

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iac/82246/2 "2013-11-15T06:35:22Z")

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If you can keep the engine idling by slightly stepping on the gas pedal the IAC valve circuit is the problem.

Tester

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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iac/82246/3 "2013-11-15T06:39:03Z")

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well the car never died on me if i let car idle it idles about 700 rmp if i unplug iac while the car is running it still idle 700 rpm

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iac/82246/4 "2013-11-15T06:45:15Z")

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If the car doesn’t stall while idling, there’s not a problem with the IAC valve.

Tester

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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iac/82246/5 "2013-11-15T06:48:38Z")

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i do feel like the car intermites sometime

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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iac/82246/6 "2013-11-15T06:49:04Z")

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and viberats