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Anyone ever replace the IMRC control?
My understanding is that it's located under the upper air intake. Doesn't sound difficult. Any pitfalls to be concerned with? Thanks - Matt
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Originally posted by Mattmba:
Anyone ever replace the IMRC control?
My understanding is that it's located under the upper air intake. Doesn't sound difficult. Any pitfalls to be concerned with? Thanks - Matt
It is located under the WP cover (the black plastic cover to be removed with three 7 mm bolts).
Edit. From Ray's UIM/LIM rebuild with pics.
http://img256.echo.cx/my.php?image=cover2vd.jpg
Last edited by Tony2005; 09/19/05 04:28 PM.
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the 96+ V6 IMRC controller box isn't hard to replace at all.
You remove the plastic "duratec" cover on the front of the engine (three 7mm(IIRC) screws) then the IMRC is visiable beneath that. Four screws hold that in (10mm??) and a plug on the right edge.
Remove the plug and screws, then trace the cable (that goes in to the rubber grommet on the imrc) back and down low in to the engine at the LIM (just below the Throttle Body/Air Intake)
Simply remove the cable from the bracket there, and replace with your new IMRC/Cable.
It would be EASIEST to replace it if you removed the Air Intake (you can leave the TB on the UIM, just pull the intake off the TB) SMALL hands might do it without removing the intake.
All of this assumes you ACTUALLY have a non-working IMRC, and the problem isn't actually something else. Let us know if you aren't SURE its the IMRC.
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I just had mine checked out today at the ford dealership - Mine needs to be replaced. My car was idleing funny until the car would warm up, then it would be fine. where would the IMRC be located on a 95' V6 mtx tour? they wanted 2?? hundred something to replace it and the part was only $29.00! any help would be appreciated also - JOE
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That isn't the IMRC then.. an IMRC is NOT 29.00. Besides that, an IMRC wouldn't affect the idle "until it got warm.."
an IAC is closer to that description (and price)
Are you sure you heard/read correctly on their diagnosis, and are you sure they know what they are talking about? That pricing would certainly veer my decision about their knowledge the other way. (there isn't a way in the world that an IMRC is 29.00)
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Originally posted by blu_fuz:
I just had mine checked out today at the ford dealership - Mine needs to be replaced. My car was idleing funny until the car would warm up, then it would be fine. where would the IMRC be located on a 95' V6 mtx tour? they wanted 2?? hundred something to replace it and the part was only $29.00! any help would be appreciated also - JOE
95s do not have one, they are vacuumed controlled
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I think blu-fuz is the one that had the transplant from another year tour, and had all sorts of IMRC problems. (either they didn't transplant the PCM as well, or they mix-n-matched the IMRC from 96+ with 95 engine, or something... its all "fuz"-y now (har har) but I think there WAS some valid reason he had secondaries..
If I am referring to the wrong person, then I apologize.
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wrong person...... that's ok - they described the part and said they didn't know if they could get at it from the top of the engine and they might have to get at it from the bottom end... might be the IAC, something about a sylinoid being bad...? I'm confused as well....
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