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by 454cid
06 Feb 2022, 12:46
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Re: 1996 850 engine revs without accelerating or shifting gears

.... the engine would occasionally rev up to 3000 RPM soon after I started driving and was still going 15-20 mph... This sounds like a transmission issue to me, not engine controls, although you do mention the TPS changing the behavior negatively. How did you clean the throttle body and TPS? Check ...
by Sveedy
06 Feb 2022, 17:24
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Re: 1996 850 engine revs without accelerating or shifting gears

Have you ever drained / flushed the transmission ?
by Sveedy
06 Feb 2022, 17:51
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Re: 1996 850 engine revs without accelerating or shifting gears

Well if your planning on keeping the car, then it would be worth doing it. And it might solve your problems as well.
Lots of write-ups on it, and a few ways / options on the best procedure. I did the three drain and re-fill's in my case.
by abscate
07 Feb 2022, 04:43
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Re: 1996 850 engine revs without accelerating or shifting gears

Clean out the Idle air control valve

Make sure your throttle linkage isn’t binding