Saturday, February 6, 2010

How easy is it to replace an idle control valve on an M reg Honda Civic?

Question says it all, anyone know how easy it is to replace, and if it would cost much for a garage to do? Or is it possible to change it yourself?How easy is it to replace an idle control valve on an M reg Honda Civic?
Change it yourself. Your Idle Air Control valve is usually located against your intake manifold near your throttle housing.





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There are only 2 bolts that need to be removed. A box wrench can be handy if the room is tight.





Disconnect the wire harness connected to the Idle Air Control valve motor.





Disconnect the in and out hoses for the radiator coolant and you're done.





Work your way backwards and reconnect the hoses, wire harness, and bolts.





Don't pay for something you can do yourself.





Good luck!How easy is it to replace an idle control valve on an M reg Honda Civic?
1)easy if you know some bits about vehicle mechanics.


2)it would cost you the minimum charge(which is an hour)plus the replacement part if you`ll take it to a garage.


3)i don`t think you can do it all by yourself,you don`t even know how easy it is.
1. its really easy to do


all you do is unplug the wires, take out the 2 screws, take the old one out, put the new one in, screw it in, plug the wires back in


take you like, 5 min





2. before replacing it though, just try cleaning the old one out, could save you maybe 100 bucks
The Idle Air Control Valves rarely go 'bad'. It's more than likely just dirty...remove the valve, use TB cleaner and a Q tip to clean the screen.
you mean the IAC? ya, its easy.

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