1990 740 w/ "Bouncing" idle, cold start

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Old 08-01-2019, 02:41 PM
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Default 1990 740 w/ "Bouncing" idle, cold start

I can't think of another word for it. The RPMs at idle doesn't change much, bounces between maybe 700-800 at the most. This "bounce" happens about twice every second. This is on cold start.
When it warms up, the bounce stops but it develops a mild, intermittent stumble.
Once warmed up, shifting from Park to any gear other than Neutral results in a more pronounced stumble followed by a decrease in idle speed to around 600 rpm. Shifting back into Park results in a brief stumble and then a higher idle (around 900-1000)
Cleaned the throttle body and the IAC valve, not sure where to look next.
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Old 08-02-2019, 09:37 AM
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could be the nature of the car but if your IAC is clean and functioning properly, next would be to look for cracked vacuum lines/ boot leaks etc and perhaps consider a new ECT sensor + thermostat.
 
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