Ok like the post says i have problems starting my car lately cold bought the car from a guy bout a month ago its a 96 CX. 167000 MI
Lately I've been going out in the morning to start the car and it takes like 5 seconds of turning over to get the car started after it finally starts it idles way up at 2k
about a mile of driving its at a normal idle of 800 RPM cant figure out what the prob is
I dont know where to start and i know for a fact this isnt normal
anyone know where I should start looking?
THX

 

The high idle at startup is normal.

 

maybe just a little tune up.. new plugs, clean off cap and rotor, little electrical stuff yadadada

 

not the correct oil can cause this in cold weather.

if its cold where you live i recommend using 5-30. dont try the 10-xx. and yea, check all your plugs, wires, etc.

 

I live in jersey so its summer but dont you think 2 K is a little high for Initial idle though?

I mean i know its supposed to be up there but this is the first car ive seen idling that high withou8t something wrong

And will do tune up prob friday

 

high or low, as long as when its warm up its at its correct rpm.

 

but that doesnt compensate for taking a couple secons of running the satrter to get the car to startup this is a spark problem most likely right?
Could it be that my timing may be off a little?

 

if you car has 100K+ miles on the engine then your dizzy goes bad...
Dizzy problems lead to not starting up in cold/hott weather. ***** up your timing causing a high rev at idle, etc. That damn o ring >_<

 

where is the dizzy because i plan on replacing some ***** tommorow while i have off to fix the prom

 

dizzy = distributor...

 

o haha learn new words every day
didnt get time to check today
but will prob after work tommorow