 Strange idle after decel.? |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
  |
| biosurfer1 |
 Feb 20 2008, 06:11 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Teener fo Life!  Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California  |
I have been having a strange problem and am not really sure where to start diagnosing.
After the car is up to operating temp, whenever I shift to neutral, if the RPM's are above 2k, the car idles at about 1800rpm until I start again. If I keep the car in gear and wait until the RPM's are below ~1500, then it drops down to about 800rpm, and idles as normal. Everything else seems to be fine with the car's mechanical, just this one weird glitch.... Is it the decel valve? Something else? |
   |
 
|
| Demick |
Feb 20 2008, 08:27 PM
Post
#2
|
|
Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257  |
Typical symptom of a bad decel valve. Will maintain high idle. From a stop, if you hold the brake, and let out the clutch slightly to drag the engine speed down, then it will stay down.
A way to test and be sure is to simply disconnect and plug all 3 lines going to the decel valve. Car should operate normally with the exception that the engine will drop RPM's faster than with the decel valve connected. Demick |
|
|
|
| biosurfer1 |
Feb 20 2008, 10:58 PM
Post
#3
|
|
Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
I don't doubt you Demick, but if that were true, then why would the cars need the decel valve in the first place?
|
|
|
|
| Demick |
Feb 20 2008, 11:43 PM
Post
#4
|
|
Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
Mostly for emissions.
|
|
|
|
| Thack |
Feb 21 2008, 04:47 PM
Post
#5
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 283 Joined: 1-June 05 From: Houston, Tx Member No.: 4,182 |
Because you don't want to drop to idle rpm after you get off the thottle and have too much engine braking.
|
|
|
|
| Rand |
Feb 21 2008, 04:57 PM
Post
#6
|
|
Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
If it turns out to not be the decel valve...
Check out the advance plates and the vacuum canister on the distributor. My car was doing this at one point, and the plates were gunky. Refurbed the dizzy, clean, lube, and replaced the vacuum unit (which was leaky) and it cured my problem. (Don't know which year/motor you have - my 75 2.0 used vacuum retard at idle on the dizzy, yours may not.) But the dizzy might need some maintenance anyway. |
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 9th May 2025 - 01:31 AM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2025 IPS, Inc.