Weird idle and temp

[TW]Fox · 27 Jan 2008 at 00:57

agw_01 said:
So doesn't your car idle higher when it's cold?

Read thread where you can see I'm quite aware of that. This is, however, normal and not a coolant temp ISSUE.

agw_01 · 27 Jan 2008 at 01:00

Fair play

Teach me to skim read threads

GeX · 27 Jan 2008 at 01:46

agw_01 said:
So doesn't your car idle higher when it's cold?

mine? no, i've not been bothered to plumb in an idle control valve yet so it just idles lower and if its really cold, idles at 0rpm

Matt82 · 27 Jan 2008 at 01:48

can you tell your coolant temp without a gauge though? lol

loltim · 27 Jan 2008 at 01:52

Matt82 said:
can you tell your coolant temp without a gauge though? lol

That's what I didn't understand.

Zuma · 27 Jan 2008 at 10:02

i would have said 800 rpm is a touch low for idle speed anyway.

[TW]Fox · 27 Jan 2008 at 10:49

Zuma said:
i would have said 800 rpm is a touch low for idle speed anyway.

What

West · 27 Jan 2008 at 10:51

[TW]Fox;10979461 said:
What

Was gonna say, dont most cars idle from 800 when warm upto 1200 when cold?

[TW]Fox · 27 Jan 2008 at 11:29

V8's tend to have a lower idle.

FrostedNipple · 27 Jan 2008 at 12:51

i wish my car had a rev counter

kirkland · 27 Jan 2008 at 13:31

oh my this thread still going, yeah you where right fox its back to normal now with the engine warm

thanks stopped me from looking like a right turkey at bmw