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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 05:29 PM
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code P1508 ?




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What would cause a P1508??

P1508
Idle Speed Control Open Circuit Fault

Code trips with the AC on.. Crappy idle if I start the car with the AC on... Anyone know how to fix the problem?
http://www.spanishtrailrovers.com/Te...can_codes.html


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P1508
Idle Air Control (IAC) System Low RPM
http://www.batauto.com/GM/96_575OBD2.html




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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 06:41 PM
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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 07:10 PM
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Did you check your Idle Air Control counts? Maybe you need to adjust your throttle body to get the iac counts into the correct range. Seems to me about 50 is good for idle with the car warmed up. Maybe I'm off a little on that and others can correct me there.
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Did you check your Idle Air Control counts? Maybe you need to adjust your throttle body to get the iac counts into the correct range. Seems to me about 50 is good for idle with the car warmed up. Maybe I'm off a little on that and others can correct me there.
To be honest with you... I would have no idea how to check for the "idle control counts"..... :( Could you explain?

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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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I would say the AIC is either full of crud and just needs to be removed and cleaned, or it is bad. The a/c is putting a load on the motor and the AIC is not adjusting the idle for it.
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I would say the AIC is either full of crud and just needs to be removed and cleaned, or it is bad. The a/c is putting a load on the motor and the AIC is not adjusting the idle for it.
Ok.. what does the AIC look like??? where is it located in the engine bay? What should I use to clean it??
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It's mounted on the Throttle Body under the TPS. They sell a Throttle body cleaner at the parts store to clean them.


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To get the counts (tells how far the pintel has moved off its seat to allow more air to by pass), you need to hook up a scanner on the ADL which is under the drivers dash on the right side. Autoxray ( @Kragens -$150.) makes a decent one along with some others. Money well spent. :yesnod:
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 01:01 AM
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Okay, first it is an IAC (idle air control). It screws into the side of the throttle body and has a electrical plug connected to it. It takes a very large wrench to unscrew it. To check what the counts are you need to hook up a scan tool to the ALDL (assembly line diagnostic link) which is the plug under the dash above the gas pedal. I think some of the late C4's have them maybe behind the center panel on the dash but I'm not sure about them, sorry. And you do need to hook up a scan tool to watch what the IAC counts are. Any good service station will hook it up and show you and probably not charge you if you are a regular customer, or the mechanic likes Vettes and wants to sit in yours for a minute. Make sure to use throttle body cleaner and not carb cleaner if you decide to clean it. I would check what it is at before cleaning it tho.
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I just noticed you have a '96. For that the $150 scan tool won't work. I think the '96's switched over to OBD II didn't they? That's On Board Diagnostics Second Generation. And a simple OBD II code reader will not show you what the IAC counts are. It looks like you had access to a code reader to come up with the original code. So, get a scan tool hooked up and watch it. Good Luck.
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Default Re: 96 / Code P1508 (Bob86ZZ4)

Okay, first it is an IAC (idle air control). It screws into the side of the throttle body and has a electrical plug connected to it. It takes a very large wrench to unscrew it. To check what the counts are you need to hook up a scan tool to the ALDL (assembly line diagnostic link) which is the plug under the dash above the gas pedal. I think some of the late C4's have them maybe behind the center panel on the dash but I'm not sure about them, sorry. And you do need to hook up a scan tool to watch what the IAC counts are. Any good service station will hook it up and show you and probably not charge you if you are a regular customer, or the mechanic likes Vettes and wants to sit in yours for a minute. Make sure to use throttle body cleaner and not carb cleaner if you decide to clean it. I would check what it is at before cleaning it tho.
Thanks for the info. I picked up a $150 ODBII reader. Its only a reader and not a scan tool. $400 and up buys me a scan tool. I think I'll end up taking the car to the dealer.. :(
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