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Idling speed and overflow!

The car when you turn it on sometimes the rpm's are up to 2 or above, and when you're driving in town the car pulls you forward, my aunt said the idling needs to be adjusted..how do i do that? Also, the other day the little plastic container that you put the antifreeze in, exploded the cap off! she thinks the overflow is clogged, how do i unclogg it and where is it?

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You can not adjust the idle speed, it is computer controlled through a device called an air bypass valve, you have some kink of a problem like a engine vacuum leak.

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