some little problems in my idle, need some help!
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some little problems in my idle, need some help!
Hey guys I have a small problem here, everytime i start my car the rpm's stay around 1500-1700 and slowly go down from there after about 20 seconds until its at normal idle. Any idea of what causes this and what I can do to fix it? BTW the only mods on the car right now are intense stage 3 and injen intake, everything else was stripped off.
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Yea but it has been doing it in the summer months too, i just havent thought of it being a problem until now because it is talking a little longer to idle now than before
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i meant warm sorry
yea once the car is up to temp it idles normally i dont see it as a problem
yea once the car is up to temp it idles normally i dont see it as a problem
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Motors go through a warm-up cycle before a load should be placed on them. The reason that they do this is because when a motor is not running there is nothing pushing the oil through the motor so it all collects in the oil pan. When you initially start the motor you don't want the additional stress of a load on the motor until you have already spread oil and heated up the motor to the more optimal operating temperature.
That is why your motor runs at a higher RPM for a few minutes once you start and eventually drops down again.
Being that you have the intense stage three I imagine you also have an enhanced cooling solution and I think I saw a CAI. All of these things help the car breathe easier. Not make heat and dissipate heat faster under load. That also means the motor takes longer to initially warm up.
That is why your motor runs at a higher RPM for a few minutes once you start and eventually drops down again.
Being that you have the intense stage three I imagine you also have an enhanced cooling solution and I think I saw a CAI. All of these things help the car breathe easier. Not make heat and dissipate heat faster under load. That also means the motor takes longer to initially warm up.
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Having the stage 3 requires the air con to be unhooked does it not.
If so make sure you dont have it on defrost or the rpm may be higher to compensate for the air con load.
If so make sure you dont have it on defrost or the rpm may be higher to compensate for the air con load.
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Hey guys I have a small problem here, everytime i start my car the rpm's stay around 1500-1700 and slowly go down from there after about 20 seconds until its at normal idle. Any idea of what causes this and what I can do to fix it? BTW the only mods on the car right now are intense stage 3 and injen intake, everything else was stripped off.
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as your coolant temp rises your idle should go down. Although it does seem like 1500-1700 is pretty high. Usually mine goes to 1200 TOPS. But then again my car hasn't seen temps under 45 degrees. Could be your aftermarket tune has the idle raised at lower temps as well.
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