Engine Idle Sounds. High Idle in Park and Neutral
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Car: 1986 Camaro IROC Z
Engine: LB9 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Engine Idle Sounds. High Idle in Park and Neutral
I just did my first scan with my Moates Cable. I did upload the XDL file under another thread and will upload it here.
My 1986 Camaro IROC Z has a bit of a high idle in park and neutral before it warms up. It hovers around 1000-1100 RPM and in Reverse/Overdrive it hovers around 800-900 before it warms up. After it warms up it hovers around 800-900 in Park/Neutral and 600-700 in Reverse/Drive (motor quiets down too). Some times it has a slight hesitation when accelerating (sometimes goes away when warm).
IAC, CTS, EGR, Fuel Pressure Regulator and ECM have all been replaced in the last year to 5 years (different unrelated symptoms for each problem). I have fixed a few vacuum leaks in the past and there could easily be a new one.
I also plan on replacing plugs and wires this weekend.
Anywhere here is the video:
My 1986 Camaro IROC Z has a bit of a high idle in park and neutral before it warms up. It hovers around 1000-1100 RPM and in Reverse/Overdrive it hovers around 800-900 before it warms up. After it warms up it hovers around 800-900 in Park/Neutral and 600-700 in Reverse/Drive (motor quiets down too). Some times it has a slight hesitation when accelerating (sometimes goes away when warm).
IAC, CTS, EGR, Fuel Pressure Regulator and ECM have all been replaced in the last year to 5 years (different unrelated symptoms for each problem). I have fixed a few vacuum leaks in the past and there could easily be a new one.
I also plan on replacing plugs and wires this weekend.
Anywhere here is the video:
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Car: 1988 IROC-Z
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.45
Re: Engine Idle Sounds. High Idle in Park and Neutral
Your Idle doesn't seem that High. IIRC warm idle in drive should be around 650RPMs and 750-800 in Park.
Before you replace stuff, I would confirm you minimum Idle setting. You can look it up on here, but you use unplug the ESC (Brown wire) after warm, and confirm 6* BTDC timing, force the IAC closed with a paperclip, adjust throttle screw, plug all back in, and then see where you are. <- I left out detail, but it has been explained on this board 100s of times if you search.
I like to see my IAC counts around 20-40 on a full warm engine in P giving me about 750 RPM.
I would look at your log, but this computer doesn't have my TunerPro
Before you replace stuff, I would confirm you minimum Idle setting. You can look it up on here, but you use unplug the ESC (Brown wire) after warm, and confirm 6* BTDC timing, force the IAC closed with a paperclip, adjust throttle screw, plug all back in, and then see where you are. <- I left out detail, but it has been explained on this board 100s of times if you search.
I like to see my IAC counts around 20-40 on a full warm engine in P giving me about 750 RPM.
I would look at your log, but this computer doesn't have my TunerPro
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Joined: May 2013
Posts: 604
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Car: 1986 Camaro IROC Z
Engine: LB9 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Re: Engine Idle Sounds. High Idle in Park and Neutral
Your Idle doesn't seem that High. IIRC warm idle in drive should be around 650RPMs and 750-800 in Park.
Before you replace stuff, I would confirm you minimum Idle setting. You can look it up on here, but you use unplug the ESC (Brown wire) after warm, and confirm 6* BTDC timing, force the IAC closed with a paperclip, adjust throttle screw, plug all back in, and then see where you are. <- I left out detail, but it has been explained on this board 100s of times if you search.
I like to see my IAC counts around 20-40 on a full warm engine in P giving me about 750 RPM.
I would look at your log, but this computer doesn't have my TunerPro
Before you replace stuff, I would confirm you minimum Idle setting. You can look it up on here, but you use unplug the ESC (Brown wire) after warm, and confirm 6* BTDC timing, force the IAC closed with a paperclip, adjust throttle screw, plug all back in, and then see where you are. <- I left out detail, but it has been explained on this board 100s of times if you search.
I like to see my IAC counts around 20-40 on a full warm engine in P giving me about 750 RPM.
I would look at your log, but this computer doesn't have my TunerPro
Re: Engine Idle Sounds. High Idle in Park and Neutral
Yeah I second what was said above. Doesn't seem that high of an idle to me either. Is it erratic at all or smooth just seems high? I would start with checking the minimum idle only takes a few minutes to check. Thread
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