I have a 01 camry, 4 cyl, 5spd manual, 90k miles.
The car works just fine but during cold starts the car idles excessively high. (in my oppinion)
when outside temperature is about 32 deg. F or less the car will idle at 2000 rpm even 2100 rpm for 2 minutes before it starts warming up and dropping rpm over time to about 750 idle when fully warmed.
even during the summer when temp would be around 60 deg F the car would idle at about 1600 rpm for the first 2 minutes.
I live in michigan and temperatures are getting to 10 deg F in the morning and somehow i dont feel it is appropriate for the engine components to run at 2k RPM when everythign is so cold.
is a 2k rpm idle normal on cold start for a manual transmission?
I always let me car warm up for 2 min before i leave, and i've owned this car for about 5 months now.
once warm car runs fine, idle is fine (maybe a little too low at about 750 rpm , it shakes very slighly when under electrical load (headlights, read defrost, etc) but i figured that is normal for a 4 cyl)
I read some threads about this , so i know this isn't the first camry to do this, but no-one seems to have an answer.
for the engine coolant temp (ECT) sensor how would i measure resistance, between chassis ground and what? is it just one wire?
would cleaning the trottle body help? how can i check the idle air control (IAC)?
Thank you in advance for your help
Luka.
The car works just fine but during cold starts the car idles excessively high. (in my oppinion)
when outside temperature is about 32 deg. F or less the car will idle at 2000 rpm even 2100 rpm for 2 minutes before it starts warming up and dropping rpm over time to about 750 idle when fully warmed.
even during the summer when temp would be around 60 deg F the car would idle at about 1600 rpm for the first 2 minutes.
I live in michigan and temperatures are getting to 10 deg F in the morning and somehow i dont feel it is appropriate for the engine components to run at 2k RPM when everythign is so cold.
is a 2k rpm idle normal on cold start for a manual transmission?
I always let me car warm up for 2 min before i leave, and i've owned this car for about 5 months now.
once warm car runs fine, idle is fine (maybe a little too low at about 750 rpm , it shakes very slighly when under electrical load (headlights, read defrost, etc) but i figured that is normal for a 4 cyl)
I read some threads about this , so i know this isn't the first camry to do this, but no-one seems to have an answer.
for the engine coolant temp (ECT) sensor how would i measure resistance, between chassis ground and what? is it just one wire?
would cleaning the trottle body help? how can i check the idle air control (IAC)?
Thank you in advance for your help
Luka.
