Is it safe to drive a car that is surging(###) ###-####rp...


Is it safe to drive a car that is surging(###) ###-####rpms for a little over 2 hours? Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? Acura TL 2002 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your TL your...

Is it safe to drive a car that is surging(###) ###-####rpms for a little over 2 hours? Mechanic's Assistant: What is the make/model/year of your car? Acura TL 2002 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your TL yourself? What have you tried so far? Replacing the iac, cleaning the valves, replacing hoses and checked for vacuum leaks Mechanic's Assistant: How old are the hoses? And what driving conditions do you most often encounter? Nothing crazy just cold weather. Hoses are now new Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? That should be it

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I’m very sorry that you’re having this issue and together, we will get this figured out. I will need your help too because I can’t see, touch, hear or smell anything that’s going on with your vehicle. We may also require some specialized testing tools in order to assist us in diagnosing the problems due to the complexity of today’s vehicles. JA will offer a phone call to you at an additional fee, it’s your choice. Please be patient with my replies, I reply back in question order received. If I send you an attachment, I will tell you, BUT, you will NOT get it on a phone; you must be on a tablet or PC. Please let me know when you are satisfied with my answers too so we can close out your question. Not really safe to drive that way, but I attached a complete relearn procedure for you to try that may fix this. If not, then we need to begin checking for codes and data. Check for codes first if you can. Thanks again and all the best:) Ron
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Please feel free to text me back if you need any more help. Thanks again and be well:) Ron

Replaced the iac with one that is for a the same car but different engine and the rpms were much higher so he just cleaned the valves and put the original iac back on after cleaning. The car is still fluctuating(###) ###-#### I'm pretty sure we just need to find the part specifically for that car. But right now all I need to know is if you would drive it for two hours straight
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Please SCROLL UP and read my initial reply to you and also do the relearn procedure I sent you. Text me back the results: Thanks again, Ron

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