Hey guys, when I cold start my car, the engine revs all the way to 3000 RPM and stays there for a bit.


Over time it comes down. Is that initial high idle normal?

 

Yes its a cold start feature all RX7s do it. If you don't want it to do it start it with the car in gear ( for manual )

1badvert

 

Oh awesome! Thanks for the response.

 

It occurs to warm up the catalytic converters. It should only occur when the coolant temp is above 60 degrees or so. There is a sensor just to measure this and if the temp reading is too low then the high idle high rpm startup will not occur so as to prevent a cold engine from reving.

 

if you blip the throttle right when you start it up, the idle will come down