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Old 04-11-2004, 09:37 PM
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Hi everyone....I am new to this site and have already found some answers to questions that I have...Cool site...I have a 1995 Bonneville SE and it idles a little to high....I would like to know how I can lower it just a tad....Thanks for your time.....Rags
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How high does it idle? When the engine first starts up, it is normal to idle a bit high.
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I have a 1994 also and it idles around 1.3 and this idles around 1.7 rpm..I just got the car and it seems it is too high because it jumps into gear hard....It also idles at a pace that when I have it in gear it will climb up the incline of my driveway....Can you help?...Thanks....Rags
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Does it only idle this way when you first start it? How about when it is warmed up?
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It runs at that RPM all the time.....
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Both of your cars are idling way too high. By about double. When was your last full tuneup, and have you ever had a scantool on your car?

Can you get one?
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Idle air control valve maybe?? Can anyone back this up?
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I think both of these cars would benefit from a TB cleaning. OFF the car, and very thorough. IAC valve is a possibility. Might want to clean the TB, lube the pivots, and the IAC itself.

I'd still like to know what idle rpm the PCM is requesting, and what RPM the PCM thinks is actually present.
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