Thread: Idle issue?
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Old 06-13-2012, 03:12 PM   #153
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr View Post
When my engine is cold, it idles at ~1500rpms for a few minutes. Not sure if thats normal or not though. All of my previous cars would idle at 1k while cold then drop down to 750-800rpms.
That should be normal. Every car does it so it can warm up quicker. Don't sit and wait the car to warm up, drive it. This warms the engine up quicker. Sitting there does more harm to the engine and is bad to the environment.
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