2nd Generation Specific 1986-1992 Discussion

Bad Idle

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11-19-2002, 06:14 PM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
Davey87's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 3
Default

1987 TII When it starts in the morning it idles really bad, revs are high then goes the the point of dying. When it warms up it is fine. Don't have a clue where to start. Any suggestions on where to start. First Mazda RX-7 Turbo II.
Davey87 is offline  
Old 11-19-2002, 06:19 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
pengaru's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: IL
Posts: 2,930
Default

it will soon blow up, you should sell it to me, you don't want those silly Turbo II's, theyre very unreliable cars. How much you want? :evildeal:





It's supposed to jump high at cold start, then come down as the coolant heats up.... thats part of the accelerated warmup system mazda employed in the cars.. it can be disabled if you want to modify it.... it shouldnt go to the point

of dying though after it's warmed up.. although you said it revs high then goes to the point of dying, but is fine when it warms up... The revs should fall down to idle level once it is just about warmed up.... so I'm not sure what exactly you are experiencing since you say it's fine when it warms up, do you mean the problem doesnt occur when it's warm outside?
pengaru is offline  
Old 11-19-2002, 10:10 PM
  #3  
Senior Member
 
j9fd3s's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: California
Posts: 22,465
Default

there are a couple of things it could be.

1. cheif suspect: the thermowax; its a wax pellet that lives in the throttle body, it pushes the throttle open the throttle when its cold. its either bad or it has air in it. it is in the rear of the t body, there are 2 coolant hoses going into it.

2. the bac valve, this is the valve that maintains the idle speed when the car is warmed up, its an electrical solenoid, that is cycled on and off by the computer. if this is bad the idle will always be low



mike
j9fd3s is offline  
Old 11-20-2002, 09:47 AM
  #4  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
Davey87's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 3
Default

Thanks for the advice. I will check out these areas.

For Sale = $3250.00

Higher if low ball number is submitted.
Davey87 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Dev
2nd Generation Specific
5
05-29-2006 04:57 PM
Welsh Dan
3rd Generation Specific
3
12-17-2005 11:45 AM
Booztd 3
3rd Generation Specific
1
08-01-2005 07:16 PM
Davey87
2nd Gen F.A.Q.'s
1
11-15-2002 07:33 PM
fstedy
2nd Generation Specific
8
07-22-2002 06:32 PM

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 


Quick Reply: Bad Idle



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:47 AM.