Generic Fault Code
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High Idle Speed / Racing Engine at Stops
System
Air Intake
Symptom
High Idle Speed / Racing Engine at Stops
Diagnosis & fix steps
LOGIC: Idle Control System RPM Higher Than Expected.
ACTION: Search for vacuum leaks down stream of throttle plate gaskets. Check for an IAC valve stuck wide open by debris.
Red Seal field insights
Volumetric Logic: Unmetered air entry bypass loops allow extra volume past throttle seals, pushing base idle RPM past targets.
Same code keeps coming back?
That's a program problem, not a part problem. Book a 30-minute uptime review with Grant, a Red Seal Heavy Duty Technician.
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