i was told i need a new idle air control motor???...anyone tell me where and what that is...my CEL is throwing me a dirty throttle body and or faulty IAC valve/motor...i just cleaned my throttle body today, unhooked the negative, reset my codes, and the CEL still came back on??....any comments or help are appreciated...the IAC motor is WAYYYYY EXPENSIVE!

 

It's the sensor located below your throttle opening:

 

any way to resolve w/o getting a new IAC motor??

 

thanks 4 the pic by the way...anyway i can take that apart and clean it up or would i just need to replace it?...if so, any cheap links or ideas u could throw my way..appreciated man

 

Im looking for help on this subject as well. I now have a bad catalytic converter. This is its second one in less than a year, i ordered new plugs and wires for my car. but the only cel code coming through is the iac motor. and maybe an 02 sensor.

 

if i were you i would first look into getting a new iac valve/motor...its located right below your intake hose where it connects to the throttle body..i pulled it yesterday and took pics of it so i know about which to get to replace it. only reason im doin it myself this time around is because they want 500 for a new IAC motor which is the size of m y palm, and 500 for a new front cat which i was also told i needed...i would start with the IAC first, if that doesnt work try getting a new cat. but dont go thro the dealer, they price out the *** for each part

 

Thanks, so i figured out it was my stupidity and It isnt the catalytic converter, some welds on my exhaust broke and my exhaust is hitting the axle making my car sound terrible. like a beater, but i love my car.