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Hi guys,

I have developed this habit of blipping my throttle slightly (anywhere
from 500-1000 rpm above idle) and then shutting the engine off
immediately before the revs have a chance to drop.

I have noticed that my car is much easier to start. Should I have any
reason to believe this is damaging to the engine? (B16A3)

95 del sol VTEC.

yes. unburnt fuel dilutes the oil film on the cylinder wall.

Mach5 wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I have developed this habit of blipping my throttle slightly (anywhere
> from 500-1000 rpm above idle) and then shutting the engine off
> immediately before the revs have a chance to drop.
>
> I have noticed that my car is much easier to start. Should I have any
> reason to believe this is damaging to the engine? (B16A3)
>
> 95 del sol VTEC.
>

that is a very interesting point. thank you for the reply, i hadn't
thought of that. do you mind going into detail a little? Since the
camshaft continues to spin momentarily even though ignition was turned
off, wouldn't that mean that my valves continue to open and close
thereby venting the air/fuel mixture?


On 2004-07-31 00:05:21 -0400, jim beam <nospam@example.net> said:

> yes. unburnt fuel dilutes the oil film on the cylinder wall.
>
> Mach5 wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I have developed this habit of blipping my throttle slightly (anywhere
>> from 500-1000 rpm above idle) and then shutting the engine off
>> immediately before the revs have a chance to drop.
>>
>> I have noticed that my car is much easier to start. Should I have any
>> reason to believe this is damaging to the engine? (B16A3)
>>
>> 95 del sol VTEC.

I would buy that argument on an older carburated model but not a newer fuel
injected car where emmissions are very low even on deceleration such as a
throttle blip. This low emmission engine would not be putting any
significant amount of fuel into the cylinders.

FYI I see no correlation between what you describe and an easier start when
you get in next time. The only thing that I can think of that would have
any effect is fuel pressure but that would be holding steady pretty much the
same no matter what you did prior to shutoff. I think this is in your head.

Time it with a stopwatch next time.

CaptainKrunch


"Mach5" <nospammy@wammy.com> wrote in message
news:2004073100245775249%nospammy@wammycom...
> that is a very interesting point. thank you for the reply, i hadn't
> thought of that. do you mind going into detail a little? Since the
> camshaft continues to spin momentarily even though ignition was turned
> off, wouldn't that mean that my valves continue to open and close
> thereby venting the air/fuel mixture?
>
>
> On 2004-07-31 00:05:21 -0400, jim beam <nospam@example.net> said:
>
> > yes. unburnt fuel dilutes the oil film on the cylinder wall.
> >
> > Mach5 wrote:
> >> Hi guys,
> >>
> >> I have developed this habit of blipping my throttle slightly (anywhere
> >> from 500-1000 rpm above idle) and then shutting the engine off
> >> immediately before the revs have a chance to drop.
> >>
> >> I have noticed that my car is much easier to start. Should I have any
> >> reason to believe this is damaging to the engine? (B16A3)
> >>
> >> 95 del sol VTEC.
>
>

Don't worry, you'll outgrow it.

"Mach5" <pleasenospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2004073022494016807%pleasenospam@hotmailcom.. .
> Hi guys,
>
> I have developed this habit of blipping my throttle slightly (anywhere
> from 500-1000 rpm above idle) and then shutting the engine off
> immediately before the revs have a chance to drop.
>
> I have noticed that my car is much easier to start. Should I have any
> reason to believe this is damaging to the engine? (B16A3)
>
> 95 del sol VTEC.
>

Mach5 wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I have developed this habit of blipping my throttle slightly (anywhere
> from 500-1000 rpm above idle) and then shutting the engine off
> immediately before the revs have a chance to drop.
>
> I have noticed that my car is much easier to start. Should I have any
> reason to believe this is damaging to the engine? (B16A3)
>
> 95 del sol VTEC.

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I HAD to do that on an old junker VOLVO, or it wouldn't shut OFF, but in
your case, If it was starting poorly, maybe you just need to run a can
of Techron fuel injector cleaner through it?

Read the part in your manual that describes 'cold weather / high
altitude /flooding' Our Odyssey had an injector sticking open, and
starting in the AM was terrible until we figured it was flooding overnight.

'Curly'