Hey guys, I've been noticing that every once in a while when I start my car it bucks in first gear. It does it when it's cold or warmer out, my rpms jump up a bit, like to 1.5-2k...however it stops after a while. The car only has 36k miles on and I take care of the oil and what not, I was jw whether this is normal or not..thanks

 

ur engine is cold, so idle is slightly higher, its normal

 

sounds normal to me

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jonny05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ur engine is cold, so idle is slightly higher, its normal</TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly....since the engine block isnt at operating temperature, the tolerances on the metals are different, and more damage can be done. to expediate the warm up process, the ECU will automatically keep the revs higher in an effort to heat the engine up faster.

 

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exactly....since the engine block isnt at operating temperature, the tolerances on the metals are different, and more damage can be done. to expediate the warm up process, the ECU will automatically keep the revs higher in an effort to heat the engine up faster.</TD></TR></TABLE>

those darn ecu's !

 

i know...i hate how they try to make the car run as smoothly and safely as possible....bastards

 

wut if the ecu suddenly went all crazy and started idling like at 5k just to **** with you.....omg im sorry im so sleepy.....nvm, off to bed

 

during the winter i always let my car warm up for like 10 minutes or so, however lately I haven't really since it's been getitng warmer out...it was around 50-60F yesterday so I didn't really think about it too much, thanks