fellsteruk Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Hi Guys, Quick questions from a newbie who is loving his Z... So from cold she starts and idles fine and its nice and smooth when ticking over however after driving for a little while as she warms up "am i crazy to refer to my Z as a she?" you can notice a faint blip/shake in the engine as its idling however the rpm stays solid, i have manually increased the revs every so slightly and it goes away which is making me think the idle is a little slow however it looks like its about where it should be according to what i have just read... Any thoughts and suggestions? Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-350 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 That's about right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 is it like a misfire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellsteruk Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 is it like a misfire? It doesn't feel like one, its almost as if the revs are dropping too low and it recovers but the rpm stays solid... She has just been picked up now to have a service tomorrow so we will see if any different if not i will take a closer look myself at the weekend when i can get her in the garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Try it with the air-con on. Honestly, that makes FA difference to the MPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellsteruk Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Will give that a go when i get it back from the service tomorrow... If it stops it what does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellsteruk Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 Tried with air con on and it goes away so happy it's just idling ever so slightly slow as it increases a tad with air on on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 What Colin said ^^^ The cars are mapped to have the AC on, I think most cars do this when the AC is off & the idle is down a little, probably something to do with the cam timing/lift. I`m sure someone like Mark @ Abbey will be able to provide a more technical explanation, or just say "put the AC on" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 You can change it slightly with cipher and more with an uprev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 You can change it slightly with cipher and more with an uprev. On idle though the car has to drop to 800rpm or so to activate variable valve timing. This was found out when keysers car was mapping and highlighted some issues with my car also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Ahh. Learn something new everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 is it like a misfire? It doesn't feel like one, its almost as if the revs are dropping too low and it recovers but the rpm stays solid... She has just been picked up now to have a service tomorrow so we will see if any different if not i will take a closer look myself at the weekend when i can get her in the garage Have the same problem, i though misfire at first but after a full service, plugs the lot there was no change. Happy with those answers though ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellsteruk Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Thanks for all ya help guys running with AC worked a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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