Hi guys,

My car: 1997 Honda Accord LX

My problem today: Was sitting at a stop light, and I noticed that my car will be idling around 500 RPMs, then randomly it will drop to like 200 RPMs and ALMOST die. But then it catches itself and goes back up to 500.

Any ideas what may be causing this? Was looking for a thread on here for my year/model/problem but couldn't find any.

And also, is 500 RPMs what the normal idle for my car should be?

Thanks for your replies.

 

The normal idle is supposed to be a little higher than that. You should read the FAQ and search under "idle", there will be results!!

 

maybe adjust the idle a little bit for starters but check vac. lines maybe one could be loose or off check the iac sensor if you have one mine is located near the air box.

 

how do I adjust the idle? I know there is a screw, but not sure which one.

and I searched "idle" in the FAQ and nothing came up.
still a noob, yeahhhh.

 

it should be a bronze or gold colored screw i am not sure if it is sitting horizontal or vertical but try adjusting while the car is running you will be able to tell

 

Awesome, thank you. I'll try adjusting it tomorrow.

Do you by chance know any trustworthy mechanics around the Seattle area? I wouldn't mind driving, but I need a tune-up badly and there are some things I wouldn't mind having looked at.

I have limited knowledge on cars.

 

i live just north of seattle i would go to greg's japanese auto i think is what it is called he is a import specialist for honda and acura and i have heard that they do good work