Thread: Idle issue?
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Old 08-12-2012, 10:13 PM   #641
eriktherod
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Originally Posted by ruskymx View Post
Here's a video I took of my idle dip.

I noticed that it happened fairly consistently on the way into work and when I came to a stop at a red light coming into work. I decided to see if I can catch it on video. Well, I did. I'm going to show the video to my service department tomorrow and see what they say. I'll see if I can get a technician to drive with me tomorrow while I'm at work.

Ruskymx
Interesting, mine gets another 200rpm or so higher when it does it. Same issue though.

It did it today and I looked at the numbers on ScanGauge. IGN (ignition timing) usually ranges from 11-17 at idle (once warmed up fully). Cold starts usually have it as a negative value from -14 to -4 and eventually positive. From what I have read, negative is retard and positive is advance timing. When it does the idle jump to ~1000, IGN shows it in the single digits around 5-7, so it's SLIGHTLY advanced by not nearly as much as normal.

My intake air temp was showing 124*F, which is a good 10-20 degrees warmer than it has been the last few days. Most people who have brought this issue up have also mentioned them being in hot weather, so I am fairly sure it has to do with ambient temperature (and thus intake air temp).

I don't think I have ever seen it do this when the car isn't warmed up, it just idles higher until then. It is normal for it to idle high on a cold start and suddenly drop (port injectors stop assisting once it gets past initial cold start).
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