# Idle air control vavle difference

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-air-control-vavle-difference/37229>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [September 27, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-air-control-vavle-difference/37229 "2009-09-27T15:28:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![wsm1041](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@wsm1041](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wsm1041)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-air-control-vavle-difference/37229/1 "2009-09-27T15:28:14Z")

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when replacing your old control valve,does the replacement valve have to look exactly like the old one? I have a 94 accord lx.

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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:** [September 27, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-air-control-vavle-difference/37229/2 "2009-09-27T15:37:15Z")

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All the IAC’s I’ve replaced looked exactly like the old one. Sometimes you can get a part that’s been mispackaged. Take the old one to the parts store so it can be matched up to the new one.

Tester

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**Author:** ![wsm1041](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@wsm1041](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wsm1041)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-air-control-vavle-difference/37229/3 "2009-09-27T16:29:29Z")

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al righty thanks