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calaisturbo.com.au - rough idle when warm

Started by JuZi · 28 Sept 2004 · 7 replies

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JuZiArchived member
hey, my idle is really smoothe when the car is cold, the car runs really smoothe, when it warms up and gets the oil thru it and all that it runs even better but after a decent drive the idle is rough, it wont go through a large range of speeds it just wont keep still and makes the car shake here and there when the idle drops a little. spark plugs and ignition leads are new, its not running lean, timing is at 17-18 degrees, i use premium and just used injector cleaner which did help the car run better but idle is still rough, any ideas?
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JuZiArchived member
i dont think the idle speed is lower than it should be, i dont have a tacho to check but it sounds a little quicker than it was when it was stock, also the car doesnt overheat, it runs pretty cool actually. my car is an n/8, mods are cai, extractors, 2.5" cat back, thats really all thats worth mentioning
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HDTCALArchived member
Have you changed the dizzy cap?
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JuZiArchived member
nuh, could that be it? cos the car runs fine apart from that
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HDTCALArchived member
Could be have a look at it,Also check your rotor button while the dizzy cap is off Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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JuZiArchived member
sorry typed n/8, meant n/a, lol
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HDTCALArchived member
LOL It's cool Also check your AFM,Sounds like its playing up also Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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JuZiArchived member
afm? the setting is fine, it does tend to hesitate a little at first on acceleration when its cold also which is a sign of running lean but i figured its not cause its done it for a while, i did an oil change and it stopped, then started up after a good 6 months (i use 20w 50 castrol gtx2)
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