High Startup Idle

[flipsutter]

Afternoon,

M6. 133,000 miles. New clutch, pressure plate, flywheel, master and slave.

Over the past few weeks the car has been acting really weird. In the morning when I start it up it idles really high. Somtimes up to 1,500 RPM. After it warms up a bit is starts to go down but never drops below 800 to 900 rpm. Even after it warms up totally. It would idle around 1k while driving but when I come to a stop it drops down to 800 or so.

Any idea? I replaced the gaskets on the AIR system yesterday but it started before that.

I have also cleaned the MAF. I thought about taking the Throttle Body off and cleaning it but I'm not sure its that. Could the cable be sticking?

[sunsetorangess]

Clean your Idle air control motor, its on the throttle body...
J

[AfterYou]

Yeah same here my idle at a stop from just starting it up is at 1000 rpm
Then once i get going and get to a stop light i hit about 800 even for some reason

[0rion]

check for a vacuum leak. Look at the pcv hose where it enters the intake. Those like to crack on the backside of the hose. Also, look for any place post MAF that unmetered air could be entering. My money is on a vacuum leak somewhere though.

[NavyTATwo]

check for a vacuum leak. Look at the pcv hose where it enters the intake. Those like to crack on the backside of the hose. Also, look for any place post MAF that unmetered air could be entering. My money is on a vacuum leak somewhere though.

Wouldn't that throw a code? I did the EGR mod on my first T/A and got a code about a vacuum leak.

Scott

[0rion]

Wouldn't that throw a code? I did the EGR mod on my first T/A and got a code about a vacuum leak.

Scott

not necessarily....I've seen vacuum leaks not throw codes more than they do throw them.

[Cutlass]

Read through this thread. There may be some good info in it for you.
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread...gh+idle+moving

[SteveC]

Sounds like the throttle body blade is sticking open too far, I agree with you on the throttle body cleaning.

SteveC