RedM Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I know it's mild out but jeez! The car had been stood for nearly nine hours. I got in and started her up. Revs at about 1300, faffed for a few seconds and then drove round our car park towards the main road. When I reached the road (two minutes absolute tops) the rev, at standstill, were almost at there warm idle point! Normally I have to drive at least 3 miles or sit in traffic for about ten minutes to get it to do this. Of a morning it takes forever to warm up and settle at the idle point. I also noticed less condensation smoke from the exhaust as well. Water temp was rock solid at the halfway mark. BTW, it also did this last night. Is this something I need to worry about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Maybe santa killed some bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I wouldnt worry mate if the temp is holding fine at the half way....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt _Aero top_ Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 What rpm does yours idle at ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 About 650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Mine idles at about 500, it barely stays alive but is hard to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt _Aero top_ Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Is your Auto or manual ? Mine idles around the 650 mark when warm and in N but around the 600 mark when in D. Do you think this sounds about right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_surj Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Mines auto. it idles at 650 aswell. i think its written somewhere that 650 is where it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Can we get back on topic lads? The car reached warm idle quickly this morning too. It's almost like it idles fast until I put the car in gear. If I put it back to neutral the revs are now near the warm idle speed. It seems to be running fine. I'm just wondering if it thinks it's summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 *bump* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Reset your ECU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Mine has been like this since the day I bought it, couldn't believe how quickly it got up to temperature Takes about a 1/4 mile to get to settle at mid- range temp. Thought there was something wrong but it has never varied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Reset your ECU ...and what would your sensible answer be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Actually that was my sensible answer I'm not sure what the problem is - does your car warm up faster than normal or do the revs drop before it's warmed up? -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 ...and what would your sensible answer be? My sensible answer would be to stop being so damn anal and enjoy the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Actually that was my sensible answer I'm not sure what the problem is - does your car warm up faster than normal or do the revs drop before it's warmed up? -Ian The revs drop to warm idle faster than I'm used to. I don't know if the car is warmed up or not. At just a few minutes into a drive I would doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 These cars always surprise me on how fast they warm up even when driven under 2500rpm until hot. Takes well under 5 minutes. See if it overheats in summer -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 The revs drop to warm idle faster than I'm used to. I don't know if the car is warmed up or not. At just a few minutes into a drive I would doubt it. But if the revs are dropping to warm idle as the temp gauge is starting to rise then Im sure thats ok. But I gather your question is not when the warm idle happens at what tempature but how quickly your car gets to its warm point, ie can you see it literally moving, because as Ian said they move quick enough that within 5mins of normal driving mine is pratically fully warm. I wouldnt worry about how quickly it gets there though as long as it holds its normal tempature and isnt rising or dropping..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 I dunno, maybe the car is working well for a change and it's just reacting to the milder temps at the moment. It is weird though. To go from having to drive a few miles to having it settle within a couple of hundred yards of unsettling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_surj Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I did an experiment tonight when i finished work. I drove it straight away without warming it up. kept revs under 2500 and the car fully warmed up in just over 4mins. revs dropped to normal(650). Sounds pretty normal mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 I bet I can reach idle in about 2mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_surj Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 That is abit quick. I had a problem with mine where the revs dropped very low very quickly without the car even getting anywhere near warm but the revs dropped so low that the car nearly cut out. it happens now and again on mine. Maybe something similar on yours. Never found the cause of mine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 It idles rock solid. Weird. Car feels fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 .....thats because the car is fine. Stop worrying and enjoy it. If you are still worried do a coolant flush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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