Rough fluctuating idle when cold, high when hot.

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Rough fluctuating idle when cold, high when hot.

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I have a 90 Prelude Si with the B21A1, the motor was just rebuilt and is not running well. I can not take it back to the mechanic that did the work as I moved from California to Texas. The car drives fine and seems to have plenty of power but upon initial starting the idle is very rough and fluctuates from the point of almost stalling up to about 1500 RPM's. When the car gets up to operating temperature the idle is around 2000 RPM's. No codes are flashing and I am a bit at a loss. The coolant is bled properly. I was going to pull off the IACV and clean it but before I did I wanted to see if anyone had other input on what else I should check while I am already under the hood. This car has been a long process and I can't wait to get the finishing touches complete. Thank you in advance for any and all help that can be provided.

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Re: Rough fluctuating idle when cold, high when hot.

Post by spiffyguido »

9 times out of 10 in my experience Hondas with a bouncing idle stem from a bad IACV valve. Start there. See here:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=310

There are other things that can be checked, but you should rule out trouble with the IACV first.



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