Idle and heat issue
02-20-2007, 08:13 PM
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I'm having a weird idle issue, the problem is my car isn't getting out of the little warm up process and it is running way too hot, it just started happening today. So my guess is that a sensor is going out which may lead to my richness problem as well since my car has been running strangely richer than normal. I'm not sure what controls the startup so I'm going to replace my thermostat just in-case, could it be the TPS or the MAF? I don't know hellppp
02-20-2007, 10:40 PM
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is your car stuck on high idle or wont it go to high idle?
check the throttle body thermo sensor pellet on the throttle linkage, also check for air leaks. replace the rad cap also. i have noticed latly around here with the cold *** weather we have been havin alot of vehicals , my durango included wont get to full temp. i changed the t-stat and cemicaly flushed the cooling system and ended up with the same symptoms. i put a new rad cap on it and now the truck runs at normal temps again. my dads ram was the same way along with 3 chevy cars i worked on this past week and a buick. my rx7 had a coolent buzzer goin off a few years ago and i installed a new rad cap and the buzzer went away aswell.
man i really need to lay off the vicodine,,,,,,,,,,, i write too much when i take these things errrrrrrrrrr
randy
check the throttle body thermo sensor pellet on the throttle linkage, also check for air leaks. replace the rad cap also. i have noticed latly around here with the cold *** weather we have been havin alot of vehicals , my durango included wont get to full temp. i changed the t-stat and cemicaly flushed the cooling system and ended up with the same symptoms. i put a new rad cap on it and now the truck runs at normal temps again. my dads ram was the same way along with 3 chevy cars i worked on this past week and a buick. my rx7 had a coolent buzzer goin off a few years ago and i installed a new rad cap and the buzzer went away aswell.
man i really need to lay off the vicodine,,,,,,,,,,, i write too much when i take these things errrrrrrrrrr
randy
02-21-2007, 04:51 PM
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u sir just have a vac leak start the car and take a can of carb cleaner spray it around the intake area and vac hoses and if the idle changes ur vac leak is where or around the area u were spraying then replace whatever gasket or hose that needs to be replaced and u should be good
02-21-2007, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jwteknix' post='860376' date='Feb 21 2007, 05:51 PM
u sir just have a vac leak start the car and take a can of carb cleaner spray it around the intake area and vac hoses and if the idle changes ur vac leak is where or around the area u were spraying then replace whatever gasket or hose that needs to be replaced and u should be good
and im guessing carb cleaner is available at my friendly neighborhood advance auto right? ok this sounds easy enough, but, whats a vac hose? pretty much need pictures. i dont read playboy for the articles either...
02-21-2007, 05:05 PM
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yes carb cleaner can be bougth at any auto parts store and vac hoses are vacume hoses usually attached to the uim, lim, throttle body and emissions basically spay the rubber hoses and intake manifolds lol
02-21-2007, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jwteknix' post='860385' date='Feb 21 2007, 06:05 PM
yes carb cleaner can be bougth at any auto parts store and vac hoses are vacume hoses usually attached to the uim, lim, throttle body and emissions basically spay the rubber hoses and intake manifolds lol
ok ive asked what a grounds and tps were, what makes ya think i know where the uim, lim, throttle body and emissions are? much less what they look like to find them? im tellin ya, im like an empty bucket of knowledge with cars. i know its got loud assed pipes on the back, and a new ox sensor (least it looks new) and the guy i bought it from told me the engine was ported, im guessing that means bored out something.
02-21-2007, 05:21 PM
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dude wtf u need to start learning shyt if u own one of these cars im not trying to be mean or anything just speaking the truth. uim= upper intake manifold, lim= lower intake manifold, throttle body is where ur throttle cable attaches to and controls air flow in to the engine these are all connected. emissions are **** that causes alot of vacume problems but allow u to pass inspection they control the bad stuff (chemicals) coming out of the exhaust and porting is the expansion of the intake and exhaust ports to allow better airflow hope this helps a little
02-21-2007, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by jwteknix' post='860393' date='Feb 21 2007, 06:21 PM
dude wtf u need to start learning shyt if u own one of these cars im not trying to be mean or anything just speaking the truth. uim= upper intake manifold, lim= lower intake manifold, throttle body is where ur throttle cable attaches to and controls air flow in to the engine these are all connected. emissions are **** that causes alot of vacume problems but allow u to pass inspection they control the bad stuff (chemicals) coming out of the exhaust and porting is the expansion of the intake and exhaust ports to allow better airflow hope this helps a little
excuse me for asking. ive never had to do any mechanical maintenance to any of the vehicles ive owned, so ive never been interested in learning anything about them, ive got alot more **** to do with my time. i saw this rx-7 and a 96 eagle talon tsi for sale at the same time for about the same price, i chose the rx-7 because i never see them around (appearently nobody has them around here) and because i like to be different. yes it needs some work, and yes ive tried looking things up online, but especially with rx-7 much less specific fc components i get crap links to fast and furious cars and broken links. ive ordered a haynes manual and its on its way, but even when i start looking through it im sure im going to have questions. sorry if i seem like a little kid with the questions, but with automobile engine knowledge, thats exactly where i stand.