What's normal idle RPM?

92ls

Under Construction
what is my car supposed to be idling at when it is warmed up? right now its well under 1000 and it seems kind of rough. if its not supposed to be that low how do i fix it?
 

Spody02

Name: Cody
mine is at 750, when i turn my car on it idles at 1500 then slow goes down to 650 to 750, likes move around on me lol, but i say anywhere under 500 is too low, most cars it idles 500-800
 

tomas1.8ls

New Member
i feel that my car idles way to low also... it slightly moves up and down around the 500 mark... when i first got the car it was idleing at 1000 but it needed a new timingbelt and water pump and after i did that, now it sits at around 500... how can i fix this?? please help me
 

dc2b18

Wait... What?
check vacuum hoses for leaks
 


tomas1.8ls

New Member
i tryed myself.... it went from being at 1100- 1200 rpms to about 500-600 rpms and i barley moved the idle screw.... how can i fix this?? please help
 

Johnny_boy1980

New Member
Mine was at below zero when warm
I had the same issue on my 92 teggy but my buddy said clean the IAC ( idle control valve) an I did and it got worse
So he said to pull the dash an spin needle counter clockwise an it seemed to have fixed my issue
 


Muckman

Not a M0derator
Dude bumped a 6 year old thread to tell us he spun his needle counter clockwise... Thanks!
 
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