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Old May 3, 2012 | 07:30 AM
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high idle ,then idles fine

it takes 20-30 minutes of driving for my motor to idle right,and thats after i let it warm up in driveway for 5-10 mins. any suggestions?
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Old May 11, 2012 | 10:25 PM
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Re: high idle ,then idles fine

When you say its at "high idle", where exactly is the idle at? When the engine is cold it runs richer and higher idle until its warm, but it shouldnt stay at high idle for that long anyway.

What have you checked thus far?
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Old May 15, 2012 | 06:55 AM
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Re: high idle ,then idles fine

put new cts in it. throttle sensor, iac. im starting to wonder if the ecu could be messing up?
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Old May 15, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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Re: high idle ,then idles fine

Have you checked for vacuum leaks?
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Old May 15, 2012 | 04:05 PM
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Re: high idle ,then idles fine

yep sure did.
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