Idle air control valve gasket confusion

[archfubar]

Hey all,

So, I'm planning to clean out the IAC valve on my camry (1999, 4 cyl, manual transmission, 5sfe engine, CE model). Everything I've read tells me that my best bet is to have a new gasket on hand after I do this because the old one might be crap. The trouble I'm having is, I'm not sure which one to get. You can see the choice I've come across at the following link:

http://www.autoanything.com/fuel-sys...171+4294964534

The trouble I'm having is this, my car was manufactured in 12/1998. It has California emission. If you look at my choices there (and if I'm reading it right), it says that the gasket for cars with California emission is for those produced after 08/1999. The gasket for cars that were produced up until 07/1999 doesn't say that it supports those with California emission.

That's probably a long story for what will end up being an irrelevant difference, I just don't want to order the wrong gasket, because I'll only find out when I actually peel the old one off and go to put the IAC valve back on, and if it's the wrong one at that point then it'll be too late.

I appreciate any and all help.

[hill8570]

I think the cross-reference is messed up -- AFAIK, that gasket didn't change even between Gen3 and Gen4, let alone in the middle of Gen3 production.

If you're worried, just give your VIN to the stealership and get the real OEM part -- the cost difference between aftermarket and OEM for a little gasket like that is probably a dollar or so.

[BamZipPow]

The old IAC valve gasket should be okay if you don't git solvent on it when yer taking it apart. It should be enough to figure out if you have the right one or not.

[fenixus]

the only reason why your new gasket might not fit is because of 2 versions of IAC valve itself. there is a different one for federal emission specs and different for california emissions. they have different shape because california IAC valve has the air assist tube port (until 1999).

simply check the label under hood to find out which emission your car complies with and get the correct gasket. best to get OEM one from dealer. aftermarket gaskets are usually crap (e.g. the ones in aftermarket water pumps).

[73sport]

You might just grab both gaskets and take the unused one back!

[walt207]

Sorry to bring up a dead post but I'm going through the same problem and the dealership says a 1999 4cyl California Emissions NA built IACV gasket is an invalid part number, they can't get it. Guy said he might be able to get me a Japanese part but he doesn't know if its calif spec

Fel-Pro makes an Idle Speed Control gasket
part 61084
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=447036



they also make a Throttle body cover part 61085
that looks exactly alike, maybe mislabeled?
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=446666



called Federal-moogal, the techs there can't tell me anything?

can any of you tell by looking at them? I'm going to order both cause they are a $1. I just wanna make sure I have at least one right gasket on hand when I take my TB apart and clean my IACV

[adalex]

this is the p/n for a 99 ce 4cyl manual
22215-74400 federal spec
22215-20010 cali spec

its like 3 or 4$

[archfubar]

Thanks for the info...I actually went to a local dealership and picked up the part a while ago after I started this thread. I'm pretty sure I ended up getting the correct gasket. I took out my IAC and pulled it apart (I think others have mentioned this, but for anyone who's considering actually taking it apart, the 4 screws that hold the IAC together are really soft and easily stripped, so make sure you have a good grip on them before you try to loosen them).

So I pulled it apart and pried out the original gasket. The original gasket was intact when I pulled it out and I noticed that when I put the new one in, while it was the correct shape, it didn't fit as snugly in (I suppose gaskets change shape over time with all the heating and cooling they're subjected to). After I put the new gasket in and put everything back together, I started the car and it ended up running worse than before. I pulled it back out and put the original gasket back in and decided that I was better off just leaving well enough alone, as the car was running okay.

I believe the whole reason I started this business was because my camry seemed to be idling lower than usual when it was in neutral and when it started cold. I wasn't having any specific driveability issues.

In the end, I don't really know if cleaning out the IAC accomplished anything, or if there was really any problem with the car to begin with. I'm posting this more than a year after I did this little project, and the car seems to be running pretty much the same and I really haven't had any problems with it. I guess the moral for me is that if it ain't broke, don't fix it...a surprisingly hard lesson to learn.