jamess115 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hi Folks, The FairladyZ is the first real car of any performance I have owned and despite its 3.5l engine, I am wondering whether it needs tuning as it sounds like a jumbo jet when starting from cold. Having said this, it does settle down after a minute or so but idles at about 1,500 revs. Can anyone clarify whether this is normal? (Had engine service recently). Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Seems high to me, at start up mine is around 1000/1100 and then settles down to around 850 or so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Mine from cold idles around 1300/1400 then settles down.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 The hr idles at about 1700 on cold start! Neighbours must hate me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Yeah mine idles just short of that from cold, drops off after a couple of minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Mine's a DE and revs to around 1200 rpm and goes down very soon after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemansim Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Is it an auto, they idle higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Same here 2006 DE, starts when cold at 1200 then drops to 850 RPM. The air con if off can make the tick over slightly fluctuate, so best to leave the air con on for a smooth tick over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Same same was sticking a bit at 1500 before I got it serviced now about 800 after 2 mins or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hmm mine idles really low, like 600rpm even when cold.... I'm guessing that has something to do with the lightweight fly tho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamess115 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) Thanks for your replies. Correction! Mine actually idles at 1750-1800rpm on a cold start. Yes it is an auto. Can anyone advise me whether a tune-up would help? I've had an engine service recently but it was just a routine one Edited April 16, 2014 by jamess115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy_Z Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Years ago when I was younger we used to have this thing on our cars called choke. You usually pulled a lever of some sorts when starting your car, this made the engine idle faster than usual, when the engine had warmed up a few miles down the road,you would push this choke contraption back in and your car would normally then idle at aroun 7.5 - 8.5 rpm. Newer cars now days do this automatically, so starting your car from cold automatically cuts in with auto choke until your engine warms up. Hope this helps a bit. Regards Old Git. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choptop Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Ecky thump lad. Mini chokes used to break for a pastime. Those were the days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Years ago when I was younger we used to have this thing on our cars called choke. You usually pulled a lever of some sorts when starting your car, this made the engine idle faster than usual, when the engine had warmed up a few miles down the road,you would push this choke contraption back in and your car would normally then idle at aroun 7.5 - 8.5 rpm. Newer cars now days do this automatically, so starting your car from cold automatically cuts in with auto choke until your engine warms up. Hope this helps a bit. Regards Old Git. How many BHP was it good for? Did it have an overdrive lever as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnynelson Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 mine is high for a while then lowers to around 750 i did notice when i left the A/C ON it idled higher at around 1000 unlike whakywill where it evened it out i suppose it depends on each car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy_Z Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Lol, no, but 20years ago my wife had a mk2 Humber sceptre that had OD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Years ago when I was younger we used to have this thing on our cars called choke. You usually pulled a lever of some sorts when starting your car, this made the engine idle faster than usual, when the engine had warmed up a few miles down the road,you would push this choke contraption back in and your car would normally then idle at aroun 7.5 - 8.5 rpm. Newer cars now days do this automatically, so starting your car from cold automatically cuts in with auto choke until your engine warms up. Hope this helps a bit. Regards Old Git. "Years ago when I was younger" love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamess115 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) Years ago when I was younger we used to have this thing on our cars called choke. You usually pulled a lever of some sorts when starting your car, this made the engine idle faster than usual, when the engine had warmed up a few miles down the road,you would push this choke contraption back in and your car would normally then idle at aroun 7.5 - 8.5 rpm. Newer cars now days do this automatically, so starting your car from cold automatically cuts in with auto choke until your engine warms up. Hope this helps a bit. Regards Old Git. Thanks old boy Edited April 16, 2014 by jamess115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Have you tried throttle body reset and idle air reset? Can be found in the guides section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridz Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 For us, older, married guys.............. Didn't you just hate it when your wife pulled the choke right out to hang her hand bag on!!!!!!!!!!!! And then drove 200 miles to her mothers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jp606 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The hr idles at about 1700 on cold start! Neighbours must hate me Mine is really quite loud on a cold start, I started it at 5am the other week as my company vehicle was in for a service and had to use the Z instead. Poor neighbours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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