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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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car revs up and down?

resently when my car has been running for a little while and i am coasting down a road the reving up and down about 400 rpms up and down. also the oil pressure has slowly decreased since i started driveing. i was told it might be a vaccum leak. does anyone know anything about this?
Old Jul 2, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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Re: car revs up and down?

i Had the same probelm with mine (the reving of the rpms) i changed my IAC (idle air control valve) n it stop doing it..its located on the bottom part or your throttle body if u have an lt1
Old Jul 2, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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Re: car revs up and down?

Originally Posted by 1crazylt1
i Had the same probelm with mine (the reving of the rpms) i changed my IAC (idle air control valve) n it stop doing it..its located on the bottom part or your throttle body if u have an lt1
I agree take a look at your iac either clean it or replace it totaly. Just if you replace it make sure you get a new gasket for it.
Old Jul 5, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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Re: car revs up and down?

thanks ill give it try
Old Jul 5, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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Re: car revs up and down?

I had a similar thing happen and it was the TPS.
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