Adjusting idle screw

[DrLove'sKuDang]

i know how to do it, but mine is loose. right now i have it closed as much as possible, and sometimes my car idles too low... around 5-600, almost to the point of stalling. but if i adjust the screw to idle higher, its fine for a while, but with driving the screw loosens itself.

between yesterday morning and night, my idle went from a smooth 750-800 up to 1500. the screw had turned itself 2 complete rotations. how can i make that screw tighter turning so it doesnt open itself more?

[MRX]

Get a new one...same thing was happening to me i even tried sealing it with rtw. Nothing worked better than a new honda idle screw with the rubber gasket. Replaced it months ago and haven't had to touch the idle since $5 or less i believe it was

[DrLove'sKuDang]

does the throttlebody have to come off? or if i keep turning it counterclock, does it eventually come off? ive never tried before. and im assuming there is a gasket behind the screw as well...

[MRX]

nope that bitch comes right out lol...just keep turning it loose. Mine was like hanging on by a thread by the time i got to the dealership and i'd tightened it all the way down not even 5 minutes beforehand...mine was bad...real bad lol

[alb_accord]

shit there are so many problems with the idle on honda. i keep moving the throte body. and after drive the car for about 3 hors. the rpms will go up to 1500. then i lower them at the throtle cable. then i star the car int he morning and the rpms are at 300rpms. lol wtf is gong on

[DrLove'sKuDang]

thanks for the info.

man this sucks, honda must have a 100 recalls we done even know about. everyone seems to have an idle problem, and its always caused by something different. first i had a loose fiv, now this damn idle screw.

btw, does the gasket come with? and what is the technical name i ask for when i want the screw and gasket? cause some of those guys behind the desk are idiots, they just hit keys all day and have no idea what theyre getting.



a little but once i wanted a part, and refered to it as a part for a h22. so they ask me if its for the prelude vtec, 2.2ltr... im thinkin, no shit, but i guess its not always common knowledge.

[too.slow.CB7]

after i buy my new idle screw...... how far do you screw it in so that it will be perfect idle when cold and warm........ (on a F22A1)......-justin-

[DrLove'sKuDang]

the idle screw is supposeds to adjust while the motor is warm. just tighten it all the way, then go once around the opposite direction and see where its at. i think idle is supposed to be at 750, but i dont personally like mine that low. it seems a little too lobey at times and i dont like the motor teasing me about feeling like its gonna stall.

[MRX]

some of those guys behind the desk are idiots, they just hit keys all day and have no idea what theyre getting.

ain't that the damn truth. It'll come with a gasket, u don't even need to use any sealants just screw it right in. I just called it the idle screw i believe but u may have to have them print out the tb diagram and point the part out

[alb_accord]

but where do u set the throtle cable. i mean if u move it u gona mess the idle too. so its not only the idle screw u have to worry about.

[TheLxAccord92]

can someone show me or tell me where the idle screw is? because like everyone else..having idle probs