1998 Dodge Durango 5.9l IAC Check Engine Light Issue
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Hey all
Trying to help the roommate out with his new to him '98 Durango. When he got it, it was throwing the "P0505 Idle Air Ctrl Motor Circs". Previous owner claimed to replace the IAC valve but for sure did not remove the throttle body and clean it. Having a "spare" throttle body off the disaster that was the engine from my son's Durango, we cleaned the heck out of it and installed it on his '98. Basically we followed all the instructions that hydrashocker posed in the DIY section although to get into the nooks and crannies of the TB I used a couple of round nylon bristle brushes and then used air to make sure all debris had been removed. As it had been sitting for a while, the battery was toast. After using dad's 3500 Ram to jump it and make sure it ran, roommate went out and got a battery...Now it's exhibiting a somewhat rough idle (haven't seen it myself, but I theorize that its due to the stale gas) and it threw the P0505 again. I'm thinking it was a generic IAC valve that was used and not a Mopar branded one. Is there anything else that I am missing on the surface? Going to re-check the IAC connections and the valve...also going to check the idle...
Any suggestions would be appreciated...
Thanks in advance
Steve
Trying to help the roommate out with his new to him '98 Durango. When he got it, it was throwing the "P0505 Idle Air Ctrl Motor Circs". Previous owner claimed to replace the IAC valve but for sure did not remove the throttle body and clean it. Having a "spare" throttle body off the disaster that was the engine from my son's Durango, we cleaned the heck out of it and installed it on his '98. Basically we followed all the instructions that hydrashocker posed in the DIY section although to get into the nooks and crannies of the TB I used a couple of round nylon bristle brushes and then used air to make sure all debris had been removed. As it had been sitting for a while, the battery was toast. After using dad's 3500 Ram to jump it and make sure it ran, roommate went out and got a battery...Now it's exhibiting a somewhat rough idle (haven't seen it myself, but I theorize that its due to the stale gas) and it threw the P0505 again. I'm thinking it was a generic IAC valve that was used and not a Mopar branded one. Is there anything else that I am missing on the surface? Going to re-check the IAC connections and the valve...also going to check the idle...
Any suggestions would be appreciated...
Thanks in advance
Steve
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Thanks,
Steve
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