1989 Oldsmobile Ciera Sputtering and occasional up and down

1989 OLDSMOBILE CIERA
150,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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I have a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera with the 2.5L Iron Duke engine. It sputters when I rev it up just a little and sometimes it idles up and down. The only way I know to stop it idling up and down is to shut the car off then turn it back on, then it'll rev a little high (1400 rpms) then the rpm's back down to normal (800ish rpms).
I was doing some wikipedia research and they recommend that I replace the map sensor, egr valve (doesn't stick, but may have weak springs), and oxygen sensor. I dont have any trouble codes, but these parts are at least 40,000 miles (about 3 years) old. Should I replace them?

By the way, I have replaced just about everything you could imagine except for these 3 parts, and vaccum lines don't leak.
Jun 12, 2010 at 12:58 PM
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I wouldn't replace anything unless something pointed me in that direction. I'd take the throttle-body off and clean it, check the iac and tps. A bad gasket could cause a vacuum leak.
Jun 12, 2010 at 1:39 PM
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[quote:4bb8134782="internetmechanic"]I wouldn't replace anything unless something pointed me in that direction. I'd take the throttle-body off and clean it, check the iac and tps. A bad gasket could cause a vacuum leak.[/quote:4bb8134782]

Ok, it could be a bad gasket. I replaced the tps and iac, but not the throttle body to intake manifold gasket. I ordered the gasket today and it will arrive on Monday so I'll definitely try replacing that. I'll let you know how it goes....
Jun 12, 2010 at 4:40 PM
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It didn't work, I probably just have a worn camshaft or timing gear.
Jun 15, 2010 at 3:25 PM