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Poor Idle Speed When Warm
My car always seems to have a difficult time idling at a above 900 rpm. When the car is cold, the idle hangs around 950, which feels right (but, I think it's suppose to idle higher when cold?).
However, after driving the car around and getting it nice and warm, when I idle, the rpm drops down to around 600 and I can keep hearing the engine sound like it's struggling as the rpm fluctuates up and down between a 500-700 rpm range, which it eventually levels out to around 700 rpm. Anyways, I'm thinking I should fix it soon because I'm tired of the struggling sound and vibrations when the car is warm and idling. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I should be looking? I have plans to replace the following during spring break: 1. ISV - add in the venturi delete while I'm in there 2. TPS 3. seals on the TB - Arnnworx's kit Anything else I should look at? Thanks |
A bad TPS could cause you some problems. Have you tried backing out the idle adjustment screw a bit? 600 rpm idle is really low. I get about 950 both cold and warm, though maybe its 1000 cold.
If you want to come by sometime, I can pressure test your intake with my air compressor and that'll find any leaks you have. |
I vote for idle stabilization valve. Had to replace mine a few months ago. Idle speed was too high when warm and too low when cold. Unfortunately, valve costs about 150 bucks.
You should hear a click from TPS just as throttle closes. Like IanS said above, that could also be the problem. |
You could try pulling the idle stabilization valve and cleaning it if you find out thats the problem. I believe some people have had success with that.
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