Thread: Low Idle
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Old 06 Sep 2005, 08:21 pm
jim beam
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Default Re: Low Idle

00civic wrote:
> I have a 2000 honda civic LX and yesterday i noticed my car was idling at
> about 200rpms when normal idle is about 900rpms.when cold it idles ate
> 1100rpms then goes down to 200 when it's warm, i also noticed when the
> fans kick in the rpms go up to about 600rpms then drops back down.i have a
> haynes manual and it suggests the IAC valve, is there anything else that
> could cause this.
>

the gauge only goes down to 500rpm, so it's unlikely you tell if the
motor's idling at 200. normal is supposed to be 750.

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