2002 Ford Escort "engine idles high cleaning throttle" Questions

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...engine idles high for a few seconds then idles back down Have the idle air control valve checked. Is the check engine light on??Could be a bad mass air flow sensor or throttle position sensor??? If ...

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idles about 5000 rpm or more driveing in gear shut down ignition and back on will idle down. step on accelerator speeds up again will not go back to idle. If you've tried to reset the idle pins on the

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...engine revs high when stationary and tries to run away when driving. Have checked the throttle linkage, and all is moving as it should be. If the throttle is blipped it acts as if it has got a couple ...

...engine at high idle while you spray the contents of the can into the intake, when the can is about 1/2 empty let the engine stall, disconnect the battery for 30 minutes and then restart, quickly push ...

...high and then very slowly slows down. Any time you push the gas pedal and let up, the engine races, then slowly slows down. When I stop at a traffic light and then go on green, the engine races, then ...

...engine revs high when stationary and tries to run away when driving You have a throttle problem (it gets stuck) take it to a mechanic and have it cleaned and greased up and that should solve your ...

engine idles up to 2500 and after 5 or 7 seconds, goes back down to 1200 rpm 2002 escort SOHC Starts and immediately go to 2500 RPM. After 5 or 6 seconds, it will idle down to 1200. It won't go lower.

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...with spray carb cleaner, hold the idle high while you do this as the engine will try to stall, disconnect battery when done for 5 minutes then reconnect and drive a few days to relearn idle

2 the can, hold the idle high or the engine will stall, then disconnect the battery for five minutes, reconnect and drive a few miles, if the stall is sludge related then this should correct the issue

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high so the engine won't stall, then spray the can of cleaner into the intake while keeping the engine running, use at least 1/2 the can, shut down the engine and disconnect the battery for 5 minutes,

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