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Old Mar 10, 2017 | 04:29 PM
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Hi all I'm think I'm having a problem with my cars idle it's a RX7 fd 1992 the car from cold will idle at 1000 rpm but when warmed up it just stays at a 1000 rpm I'm not sure if when cold it should be at 1500 rpm then drop to a 1000 rpm.

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Old Mar 15, 2017 | 09:49 AM
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If I recall correctly,It depends on if your car is in gear or started from the gear selector in a neutral position.
If you start the car in First,when cold the car should go to down to "idle speed".
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Old Mar 15, 2017 | 09:58 AM
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FD's start and idle at about 1k-1100 and progressively drop down to ~860 after a few minutes. not sure where you heard 1500 and 1000 from...

you should be able to easily get it where it needs to be with the idle set screw on the front of the throttle body. leave the air bypass screw alone.

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Old Mar 15, 2017 | 11:09 AM
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hi there thanks for the replies like what you said it does idle at 1k then drops abit when warm when i first got the car it was idling at over 2k but i got new gaskits for the intake manifold and it dropped to just under 1k according to the pfc ecu. I just got a bit worried some thing might be wrong as I've not had a fd in years

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Old Mar 15, 2017 | 09:48 PM
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then it depends on where the pfc idle setting is.
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Old Mar 30, 2017 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dantheman1982
hi there thanks for the replies like what you said it does idle at 1k then drops abit when warm when i first got the car it was idling at over 2k but i got new gaskits for the intake manifold and it dropped to just under 1k according to the pfc ecu. I just got a bit worried some thing might be wrong as I've not had a fd in years

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Hmm, a friend of mine is having similar issues with his idle revs fluctuating a bit too much. New gaskets sounds like that should do the trick
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Old Apr 6, 2017 | 11:09 PM
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Mine idles over 2k in like a min or two and then drops down to 1k and once it warms up it stays at 850. Is that normal?
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Old Apr 6, 2017 | 11:10 PM
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And also my coolant temp stay really low and never goes any higher than mid way point
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Old Apr 6, 2017 | 11:11 PM
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Let me know thanks
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Old Apr 7, 2017 | 12:15 AM
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you should post your own threads, it helps keep confusion down in answering people's questions. also, you own an FD or a different year car? your name suggests you own an FC, which is a completely different warmup scenario.
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