Re: corolla revs on starting

<barryh46au@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> My "new" Corolla (2005) tends to rev up on starting sometimes (and no I
> am not putting my foot on the throttle!).
> I'll be taking it in under warranty but wondered if anyone else had the
> same problem.
> Sometimes it starts with just a brief surge of revs, as many EFI cars
> seem to, but sometimes it runs up to 1500rpm + for a few seconds before
> tapering off. After this it runs beautifully.
> Idle speed motor sticking??
> Thanks for any suggestions
> Barry
>[/color]
Sounds like normal cold start.
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Ray O
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<barryh46au@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>I think it's much higher revs than normal cold start. And it doesn't do
> it every time even when completely cold (I'm in Australian summer so it
> isn't that cold anyway).
>
> Barry[/color]

The best thing to do is to take it to the dealership for evaluation. FYI,
in automotive terms, a "cold start" is one where the engine has not been run
for four hours or so, regardless of the ambient air temperature.

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Ray O
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>
> Ray O wrote:[color=green]
>> <barryh46au@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:1168925689.957929.293660@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> > My "new" Corolla (2005) tends to rev up on starting sometimes (and no I
>> > am not putting my foot on the throttle!).
>> > I'll be taking it in under warranty but wondered if anyone else had the
>> > same problem.
>> > Sometimes it starts with just a brief surge of revs, as many EFI cars
>> > seem to, but sometimes it runs up to 1500rpm + for a few seconds before
>> > tapering off. After this it runs beautifully.
>> > Idle speed motor sticking??
>> > Thanks for any suggestions
>> > Barry
>> >[/color]
>> Sounds like normal cold start.
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color]
>[/color]

I rang the dealership to book it in and was told by the guy I spoke to
that revving was quite normal on cold start - up to 2500 is OK. He
seemed quite genuine about it, so I'm just going to keep an eye on the
tacho while starting - if it regularly goes above 2500 I'll get on to
them again.

Thanks for the advice

Barry

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Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> <barryh46au@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:1168993837.609427.295210@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> >I think it's much higher revs than normal cold start. And it doesn't do
> > it every time even when completely cold (I'm in Australian summer so it
> > isn't that cold anyway).
> >
> > Barry[/color]
>
> The best thing to do is to take it to the dealership for evaluation. FYI,
> in automotive terms, a "cold start" is one where the engine has not been run
> for four hours or so, regardless of the ambient air temperature.
>
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)[color=green]
> >
> > Ray O wrote:[color=darkred]
> >> <barryh46au@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> >> news:1168925689.957929.293660@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >> > My "new" Corolla (2005) tends to rev up on starting sometimes (and no I
> >> > am not putting my foot on the throttle!).
> >> > I'll be taking it in under warranty but wondered if anyone else had the
> >> > same problem.
> >> > Sometimes it starts with just a brief surge of revs, as many EFI cars
> >> > seem to, but sometimes it runs up to 1500rpm + for a few seconds before
> >> > tapering off. After this it runs beautifully.
> >> > Idle speed motor sticking??
> >> > Thanks for any suggestions
> >> > Barry
> >> >
> >> Sounds like normal cold start.
> >> --
> >>
> >> Ray O
> >> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color]
> >[/color][/color]

<barryh46au@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>I rang the dealership to book it in and was told by the guy I spoke to
> that revving was quite normal on cold start - up to 2500 is OK. He
> seemed quite genuine about it, so I'm just going to keep an eye on the
> tacho while starting - if it regularly goes above 2500 I'll get on to
> them again.
>
> Thanks for the advice
>
> Barry
>[/color]
An occasional blip is not a problem, as long as RPM comes back down.
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Ray O
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