idle problem, but only sometimes...
12-21-2008, 10:23 AM
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idle problem, but only sometimes... About once a week when I start the car (2002 WS6 T/A) it's as if the car just forgot how to idle, just like after resetting the PCM. I turn the car off then back on 1 or 2 times and then it starts up and runs perfectly fine for the next week or so until it decides to have its next episode. WTF? Most recent mod was a dynotune 6 months ago and the car is driven 30 mi daily.
Please help because this problem is just like a woman's period, and i can't deal with TWO of those things in my life!
Please help because this problem is just like a woman's period, and i can't deal with TWO of those things in my life!
12-21-2008, 09:34 PM
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;bump; Seriously? 20 views and nobody has anything to say? At least tell me that i have a haunted demon car and it intends to eat me alive... at least that would be a reply...
12-22-2008, 12:06 PM
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when you say "forgot to idle" what exactly is it doing? revving up or idling so low its about to die? my 02 TA did something to this effect a while back...i would start it and it would just be idling fine then rev up to like 2 grand and back down a couple of times.....and sometimes it would surge while driving, almost like it was about to die and then take off for a split second like it was floored!!! fun fun!!! turned out to be the water temp sensor in the head, $15 at autozone!!!! took me awhile to get it pinned down to that, but i swear that was it!!! crazy!!!!
12-22-2008, 12:22 PM
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How old is the battery? If it's only on really cold mornings might be low voltage/not enough amps. You could bring it somewhere for a free load test, if nothing else it'll eliminate it as the problem. A bad ECT sensor will usually make the temp gauge act weird or throw a code.
12-22-2008, 07:52 PM
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as far as the idle problem itself, it drops down and bounces around 300-500, sometimes actually dying. and the part that really confuses me is that it's usually NOT on a cold start. like if i drive to the store and the car is only off for a few minutes, when i go to restart it is when the problem usually occurs. but then i'll turn it off and back on and it'll be perfect at 750. i'm so confused and frustrated b/c i can't think of anything.