jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote in
news:SZydnfSTOcwJ3YPeRVn-sQ@speakeasy.net:

> 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.
>
>


I'll bet he's actually idling at 650.

1) Dirty throttle body
2) Dirty/defective IAC.
3) Idle speed screw adjusted incorectly.

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