ALRIGHT TODAY WE ARE WORKING ON A HONDA ACCORD WITH A J SERIES V6 3.5L BUT THIS WILL WORK
FOR THE 3.0L 3.5L 3.7L WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING A IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE CLEANING IACV
CLEANING ON THIS ACCROD THIS WILL ALSO WORK FOR A LOT OF THE HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLES
HAVE THIS ENGINE THE J SERIES V6 ENGINE THIS WILL ALSO WORK FOR YOUR ODYSSEY PILOT RIDGELINE
MDX UM ACURA TL ACURA CL BUT THIS IS BEING DONE ON A 2001 HONDA ACCORD SO THE IDLE AIR
CONTROL VALVE SITS AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS RIGHT HERE HERE IS
THE THROTTLE BODY THE IACV IS WAY DOWN HERE THERE’S COOLANT LINES THAT CONNECT TO THIS
TB YOU GOT SOME VACUUM LINES YOU GOT ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS HERE HERE YOU GOT YOUR THROTTLE
CABLES THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR RIGHT HERE TAKING OFF RIGHT NOW THE REASON WE’RE DOING
THIS IS THE FACT THAT SO SO THE CAR FIRES UP FINE BUT AFTER IT GETS WARM YOU TRY TO
START IT IT WILL START BUT IT JUST KIND OF SEEMS I DON’T WANT TO SAY SLUGGISH IT DOESN’T
IDLE RIGHT UM KIND OF HAS A STUTTER AND A SPUTTER TO IT SO I WANT TO GET DOWN THERE
CLEAN THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND SEE IF THAT HELPS AT ALL BUT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN
IT’S WARM SO THAT COULD BE AN INDICATION THAT THE ELECTRONICS INSIDE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL
VALVE ARE SHOT SO I’M GOING TO TRY CLEANING IT FIRST SEE IF THAT DOES ANYTHING I’M GOING
TO TAKE THIS SNORKEL OFF RIGHT HERE TO GET THE HONDA THROTTLE BODY OFF I’M NOT GOING
TO TAKE THE PLENIUM OFF YOU CAN ACTAULLY DISCONNECT THE THROTTLE BODY FROM THE PLENIUM THERE’S
2 12 MILLIMETER BOLTS OR NUTS UP HERE ON TOP 2 12 MILLIMETER BOLTS ON THE BOTTOM YOU JUST
REMOVE THOSE AND ONCE THE SNORKEL IS OUT OF THE WAY WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE THROTTLE
BODY OUT OF THE WAY I’M NOT GOING TO DISCONNECT THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLES THIS IS THE CRUISE
THIS THE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE RIGHT HERE THIS IS THE THROTTLE CABLE GOING RIGHT TO
YOUR ACCELERATOR PEDAL I’M NOT GOING TO DISCONNET ANY OF THOSE I’M JUST GOING TO
GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY DISCONNECT DISCONNECT THE THROTTLE BODY FROM THE PLENIUM AND THEN
FLIP IT UP AND OVER AND TAKE A LOOK FROM THERE SO I’LL PROBABLY FAST FORWARD YOU THROUGH
THIS BUT YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY OTHER VIDEOS I HAVE A LOT OF VIDEOS ON THE HONDA J SERIES
V6 ENGINE THAT’S IN A LOT OF HONDAS AND ACURAS BUT YEAH LET ME TAKE YOU THROUGH HOW
YOU CLEAN A IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AN IACV VALVE
SO THIS NUIT RIGHT HERE THIS SCREW THAT HOLDS ON THE SNORKEL THAT GOES TO THE AIR FILTER
IS A 5.5 5.5MM CAN YOU GUYS SEE THAT 5.5 MILLIMETER SOCKET NOT A VERY COMMON SOCKET AT ALL GOT
THOSE LINES THERE GOT THIS ONE THERE GOT A HOSE ON THE BACK SIDE AS WELL SO I’M JUST
LOOSENING UP THE 4 SCREWS ON TOP OF THE AIR FILTER BOX AIR FILTER HOUSING THAT WAY I CAN
TAKE IT OFF AS ONE WHOLE ASSEMBLY SO I HAVE TO GET THIS LINE OFF HERE IT’S HELD IN BY
A LITTLE LITTLE CLIP ON THE BOTTOM OK GOT THAT OUT OF THE WAY PROBABLY BEEN AWHILE SINCE
THIS THING HAS BEEN OFF SO GET A PICK HERE TRING TO WORK THIS OFF
OK THERE’S ONE LINE BACK HERE I GOT TO GET OFF OK SO THERE IT IS THERE’S THE SNORKEL
TAKEN OFF IN ONE PIECE IT’S A GOOD TIME TO CHECK YOUR AIR FILTER SO RIGHT HERE THERE’S
A 12 MILLIMETER BOLT AND THEN RIGHT DOWN HERE HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN SEE IT THERE’S ANOTHER
ONE CORESPONDING ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL RIGHT WERE MY FINGER IS AT RIGHT THERE HOPEFULLY
YOU GUYS CAN SEE THAT SO THERES 2 12MM BOLTS THAT NEED TO COME OUT AND THEN THE ACURA THROTTLE
BODY WILL BE FREE AND CLEAR ALRIGHTY JUST REMEMBER WHERE ALL THESE CONNECTORS GO ALL
THESE HOSES GO NOT TO HARD THE HOSES ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GO ANY WHERE TOO FAR SINCE THEY
HAVE BEEN ON THERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS SO WE’RE GOING TO GO DOWN HERE RELEASE
THESE TWO BOLTS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY THAT WILL GIVE US ACCESS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HONDA
THROTTLE BODY WHERE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE SITS I’LL PUT A LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION
BELOW BUT IN ONE OF THE VIDEOS I SAW I THINK 50SKID GUY 50 KIDS OR GUYS 50 OR YEAH 50SKIDSGUY
50S KIDS HE HAS A VIDEO ABOUT THIS AND HE ACTUALLY PULLED THE HE GOT IN THERE AND HE
SAW THAT A GASKET HAD BROKEN APART AND THAT’S WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE UM HOPEFULLY IT’S
SOMETHING EASY LIKE THAT SO I’M JUST PULLING STRAIGHT OUT HERE OK GOT A COOLANT LINE GOT
ANOTHER COOLANT LINE I CAN SEE THE COOLANT LINE THAT GIVING ME PROBLEMS SO RIGHT HERE
WHERE MY FINGER IS HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN SEE THAT THERE’S A COOLANT LINE THAT GOES
INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND THAT IS THE ONE THAT’S HOLDING ME UP
SO GUESS I’LL HAVE TO DISCONNECT THAT LOSE SOME COOLANT HERE OK GOT THAT DOWN GOT THE
CLAMP DOWN GO IN HERE WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS TWIST THE HOSE A LITTLE BIT TO BREAK IT FREE
OK SO DISCONNECT THE IACV ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR RIGHT HERE HERE’S THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE
RIGHT HERE WHERE MY FINGERS POINTING HERE’S THE CONNECTOR FOR IT SO WHAT YOUR LOOKING
AT IS THE HONDA THROTTLE BODY OFF THE J SEREIS V6 HONDA HERE’S THE IDEL AIR CONTROL VALVE
HERE’S THE WHOLE SET UP RIGHT HERE YOU HAVE TWO COOLANT LINES THAT RUN INTO THIS THING
WHICH I THINK IS RETARTED CAUSE I GUESS IF YOU LIVE IN THE EAST COAST WHERE IT GET SUPER
COLD BUT LIVING HERE IN CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IT DOESN’T GET THAT COLD NOW
WOULD BEA GOOD TIME TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY GET SOME BRAKE CLEANER TOOTHBURSH AND
A RAG SPRAY IN THERE CLEAN ALL THAT CARBON OFF SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET THAT IDLE AIR
CONTROL VALVE OFF SOMETIMES THESE BOLTS ARE REALLY SOMETIMES THOSE SCREWS ARE REALLY REALLY
HARD TO GET OFF WELL THERE’S ONE COME ON BABY OH COME ON COME ON PRETTY BABY COME OUT
AH OK SO THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT SOMETIMES THERE SUPER HARD TO GET OFF SO MY
GOOD BUDDIES AT O’REILLY AUTO PARTS GAVE ME THIS LITTLE SAMPLE OF FREE ALL DEEP PENETRATING
OIL FREES NUTS AND BOLTS GUARANTEED SO I’M GOING TO TRY IT ON THIS ON THIS LITTLE SCREW
RIGHT HERE SEE IF WE CAN GET ANYTHING GOING JUST PUTTING A LITTLE BIT ON WANT IT TO PENETRATE
MORE THAN SPRAY EVERYWHERE IT SAY DIRECTIONS TO USE SIMPLY SPRAY FREE ALL ONTO FROZEN CORRODIDED
OR RUSTED AREA ALLOW A FEW SECONDS OF DEEP PENETRATION AND YOU’LL BE AMAZED WITH THE
RESULTS A FEW SECONDS HUH WELL IT’S BEEN A FEW SECONDS SINCE I SPRAYED THAT ON SO LET’S
SEE IF WE CAN GET IT FREE AND I’LL BE AMAZED AT THE RESULTS IF THIS BREAKS FREE I REALLY
WILL BE AMAZED AT THE RESULTS SO FAR I’M NOT AMAZED I DON’T WANT TO
RUN THE RISK OF STRIPPING THAT OUT SO I’LL GIVE IT MORE THAT A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND
WE’LL COME BACK AND SEE IF I CAN GET THIS FREE AND CLEAR OK SO I SPRAYED THIS DOWN WITH
FREE ALL THAT I GOT FROM O’REILLY AUTO PARTS ACTUALLY SPRAYED IT IF YOU LOOK ON THE BACKSIDE
THERE’S A WAY TO SPRAY DOWN THERE YOU CAN SEE THE END OF THE SCREW SO IN THE END I COULDN’T
GET IT FREE WITH A SCREWDRIVER SO I CAME IN HERE WITH A BIR PAIR OF LINEMANS PLIERS I
CAME HERE ON THE SIDE LIKE THIS GRABBED IT ON THE EDGES AND JUST AH SECURED THAT DOWN
AND JUST BROKE IT FREE SO I THINK A COMBINATION OF THE FREE ALL PENETRATING OIL AND THEN THE
THEN USING THE LINEMANS PLIERS TO GET IT FREE HELPED MAN THAT CAN BE A REAL PAIN A REAL
PAIN I LET THAT STUFF SIT FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR WHEN I PUT THESE SCREWS BACK IN I’M
GOING TO USE SOME ANTI SIEZE ON THEM SO THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN AGAIN WHAT A HASSLE WHAT
A HASSLE JUST POPPING THAT FREE SEE IT DOES NOT LOOK AT THAT DIRTY IN THERE TO ME THE
O-RING IS A LITTLE FLAT THERE’S SOME STUFF THERE SOME RESIDUE THERE SO I’LL CLEAN THAT
OFF REAL QUICK I WAS ABLE TO GET THESE SCREWS OUT IF ANYBODY KNOWS THAT KIND OF SCREWS THESE
ARE WHAT KIND OF BIT IT TAKES TO GET THESE OUT PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW BUT I ACTUALLY
TOOK MY VAMPIRE PLIERS THAT I HAVE AND THEY HAVE A COOL LITTLE RECESSED AREA RIGHT HERE
ON THE TEETH THAT ALLOW YOU TO GRAB THE EDGE OF A BOLT I WAS ACTAULLY ABLE TO JUST GRAB
THIS AND TWIST IT OFF THAT DODN’T LOOK DIRTY IN THERE EITHER SO SO ALL I’M DOING TO CLEAN
THIS OUT I HAVE A BRAKE PARTS CLEANER FROM O’REILLY JUST SPRAYING IT DOWN IN HERE CLEAN
THAT OUT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY IF THIS DOESN’T WORK THEN I’LL END UP REPLACING
THE IACV BUT THE FUNNY THING IS THERE’S NO CODES THERES NO CODES AT ALL IN THE COMPUTER
FOR IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE I THINK THAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH THESE FIRST GENERATION AH
I DON’T WANT TO SAY FIRST GENERATION OBD 2 SYSTEMS BUT SO IN 1996 IT BACOME MANDATORY
FOR ALL CAN MANUFACTURERS TO UTILIZE OBD II SYSTEM SO IN 2001 WHAT THIS HONDA ACCORD IS
THE OND II SYSTEM IS NOT AS COMPLEX IS NOT AS COMPLEX AS AN OBD II SYSTEMS OF TODAY SO
I THINK THE OBD 2 SYSTEMS OF TODAY 2017 CARS ARE ABLE TO GIVE YOU QUITE A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION THEN THEY WERE IN 2001 2002 EARLY 2000’S IT’S LIKE CLEANING PLAQUE OFF OF
TEETH GOING IN HERE CLEAN THIS OUT GET SOME OF THIS CARBON YOU GUYS CAN SEE RIGHT THERE
CLEAN SOME OF THAT OUT SO I SCRAPPED THE CARBON OFF CLEANED THAT OUT GET THAT ALL FREE AND
CLEAR THANK YOU FOR CALLING RIVERSIDE HONDA THIS IS COURTNEY HOW CAN I HELP YOU YEAH PARTS
PLEASE HONDA PARTS THIS IS DAVID IN THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE UM THE GASKET THE O-RING
FOR IT HAS GONE OUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE IT IN STOCK FOR THE IDLE AIR
CONTROL YEAH IT SITS RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE THROTTLE BODY YEAH JUST THAT LITTLE 3
HOLES RIGHT YEP THE GASKET WE ARE LOOKING FOR RIGHT YEP I DON’T HAVE THAT ONE IN STOCK
IT RUNS 5 DOLLARS AND 95 CENTS PLUS TAX BROTHER AND ALRIGHT DAVE I APPRECIATE IT MAN YEAH
NO WORRIES MAN ALRIGHT BYE ALRIGHT HAVE A GOOD DAY SO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP DOES
NOT HAVE THIS O-RING SO I’M JUST GOING TO PUT THIS BACK IN AND SEE HOW IT RUNS FROM
HERE IF IT’S STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS I’LL PROBABLY GO AHEAD AND JUST REPALCE THE WHOLE
IACV GOT MY ANTI SIEZE IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA WHEN YOUR PUTTING STEEL THIS IS A STEEL
SCREW INTO AN ALUMINIUM HOUSING OR BODY SO THE THROTTLE BODY IS ALUMINIUM WHEN YOU HAVE
DISSIMILAT METALS LIKE THAT IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO GO AHEAD USE SOME ANTI SIEZE
KEEPS STUFF FROM STICKING EXPICALLY WHEN YOU DO SPARK PLUGS WHENEVER YOU DO SPARK PLUGS
NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS MAKE SURE YOU USE ANTI SIEZE OK SO MAKE SURE YOU PUT
THAT MAKE SURE YOU REALIZE WHAT WAY YOUR PUTTING THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE I ACTUALLY PUT
IT ON BACKWARDS THE FIRST TIME IT WILL GO EITHER WAY SO THE WAY I LINE IT UP IS THESE
TWO ARE AT THE SAME LEVEL THIS ONES NOT THESE 2 ARE AT THE SAME LEVEL THIS ONES NOT
SO INSTALLATION IS THE REVERSE OF REMOVAL I WON’T BORE YOU WITH THAT WERE GOING TO
PUT THIS BACK ON SEE IF THE IDLING ISSUES HAS GONE AWAY CLEANING THE IACV DID NOT FIX
THE PROBLEM IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT BUY THE IACV FROM HONDA