What should I do if my car is idling for 30 seconds?
Here are four ways you can significantly cut down on the impacts of idling your vehice. Turn off the engine if you’re going to be stopped in place for more than 30 seconds. If you’d like to warm up your engine, do so by driving it around the block and not by idling it. To warm up the interior of your car, also drive it around a bit.
When to seek help for a rough idle?
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What causes rough idle after engine has heated up?
At this point, if you turn the truck off and back on again, it will idle fine UNTIL you rev the engine at all, at which point the truck will start shaking again, and idling really rough.
How long can you Leave Your Car Running in the Cold?
A car can run idle for several hours, as long as you don’t run out of gas. In fact, many folks “warm” their cars up on cold winter mornings by idling it in the driveway. This gets get the components moving, the fluids pumping, and (most importantly on a winter morning) the heat running warm.
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Why is idle speed not coming back up?
If the ISC system is working correctly, the PCM should adjust idle speed to keep the engine from lugging down when the A/C compressor engages. If idle speed drops down and does not come back up, the ISC system is not responding the way it should.
At this point, if you turn the truck off and back on again, it will idle fine UNTIL you rev the engine at all, at which point the truck will start shaking again, and idling really rough.
What happens when the Idle is high on a Harley Davidson?
Strange that there are no historical codes since you did say you saw the check engine light come on. (Could be you went through 50 key cycles with no engine issues) When you get off the interstate & the idle is high,,, if you were to power it off and restart the bike, does the idle calm down or does it resume the high idle.