2003 Legacy 2.5 IACV Where is it located?

[joellg]

Can anyone help me find this thing, Im pulling a code, and I wanna clean it, Im just not sure which one it is. Ive searched for 2 hours now, and nothing is specific to this engine, its either 99- or wrxs that I keep finding the info for.

[jey]

On the newer motors I've seen it's on the throttle body. It's gotta be somewhere on the intake, if not on the TB then it is on the manifold somewhere.

[joellg]

Ok, thanks, thats a start. Instead of removing the whole thing, I also see you can spray GM top engine cleaner in the TB to clean it, also see some seafoam threads about it. Can anyone verify those? Reason for all this, I pulled a P0519 Idle control system malfunction-fail-safe today, and sometimes the engine wants to bog down at idle. Also, this is on a 2003 Legacy wagon 5mt sohc.

[joellg]

Heres some engine bay pics if anyone can help.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/05/DSCN3228-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/05/DSCN3227-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/05/DSCN3226-1.jpg

[rougeben83]

see where the electric plug goes at the very top of the throttlebody? That's the iacv :) use a flat head screwdriver, the philips tends to strip those things...

[jey]

Yup the one with the blue sticker is your IACV.

[joellg]

Cool, thanks Jey, I appreciate it. I stopped in and tlked to my friend Jason at the dealer, he walked me through the whole thing, easy-peasy. Along with some 44? injector cleaner ad a new fuel filter, should be good as new. Thanks again.