high idle only?

2005 FORD BANTAM
250,000 MILES • 1.3L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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MIKE BURGER
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recently repaired the starter motor on my 2005 Ford Bantam Rocam 1.3i [replaced brushes on starter motor]. A day or two later I noticed idle was sitting at 1,400 RPMs. Suspect a couple of things but not sure where to locate [Google not much help]. Looking for the location of Idle Control Valve to assess. Still need to do a vacuum leak check [which I don't know how to do or where to start]. any other things I should check for? Thanks in advance
Dec 19, 2022 at 8:04 AM
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The idle air control valve is mounted on the throttle body. I have left instructions in the images below. Also, here are two guides and can help us fix the problem. Use the first guide when the engine is cold only.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-idles-too-high

Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
Dec 19, 2022 at 12:24 PM