Q: Why does my car idle out of control?
My Integra has been idling recently from 850 rpm to close to 2000 rpm back and forth once the car slows down. If I disconnect and reconnect the sensor (tps) it starts to regulate the rpm but after a while it goes back to idling up and down. What is wrong with the car?
My car has 190000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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