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Cold engine idles at 2 rpms
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:04 am
by airee85
Just wondering if that's normal...I'll start my engine cold and it will be at 1.5 or 2 RPMS, kind of sounds like a race car. One I shift into Drive or Reverse, it goes down to 1.
Re: Cold engine idles at 2 rpms (airee85)
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:11 am
by Mavrik
Ah, completely normal. All the Vibe's idle around 2000RPM when cold and then idle down to 1000RPM when either warmed up or put in gear. Mine idles around 1600-1800RPM cold and 600-800RPM warm.
Re: Cold engine idles at 2 rpms (Mavrik)
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:57 am
by 21Rouge
Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Mine idles around 600-800RPM warm.600 wow! It is almost sleeping. I look closely at my idle. When the car is very warm it will always idle at just under a 1000..maybe 800. But never close to 600
Re: Cold engine idles at 2 rpms (Boxgrover)
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:18 am
by Mavrik
purrs like a kitten. Now when my cold air intake is on... thats usually when it idles this low.
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:05 am
by AKLGT
yep. that's about normal for the vibe. same here, with the CAI, mine idled pretty low once warmed up. it sometimes sounded like it was going to stall, but usually never did. lol.
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:05 pm
by airee85
Thanks for the quick response guys! I feel a lot better now