Does this idle right?

[CBSystems-uk]

hi there peeps i have a 91 honda accord and when i start her up in the morning or every time shes cold she holds idle at about 1500 to1700 rpm for about five minutes then she brings the speed down slowly, after about ten minutes she idles at normal speed which is about 900 rpm. Is the above norm or not i never hade this problem with my other cars oh and also take into consideration its an auto any kind of info would be gratful lol.

? Whats the begining of the end, you see it twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a day???.

[coletrain]

does your car just rev high and then slowly drop to normal idle and stay there? Or does it idle rev.?

[CBSystems-uk]

does this idle right

It just idles high at cold start up but when it gets warm it idles normal theres no sign of it hunting. lol

[DilutedImage]

That's what mine does ...

[CBSystems-uk]

So is that A or what??

[Mr. Evo IX]

Sounds normal to me. All of my cars idle high when first started until the water gets to temp.

[hpaccord91]

my 91 lx idle around 1700 when cold (im from mass) then idles between 900 and 1000,both of my buddys cars does the same i guess it normal

[cats_on_ice]

That's exactly what mine does, at least when it's chilly outside.
Don't worry about it.

[accordoholic]

Mine does that. I had it in the garage it would not be as high. Also in the rain or snow it will do that when I first start it. But it is normal.

[Ghostyman]

As has been stated, it is normal. When the car is started cold, it goes into "fast idle" mode.

For our cars, the normal idle is 700 +/- 50 RPM and the "fast idle" is 1400 +/- 200 RPM. Look on the underside of your hood for the Emission Control sticker -- the info is on there.

[bigmotorcivic]

its fine

[sonikaccord]

OT Why does it do that? I thought it was to get the oil warmed up and everything lubed.

[aero]

OT Why does it do that? I thought it was to get the oil warmed up and everything lubed.

Yeah, it does it to heat the oil up a bit faster.. so you can use the motor to its fullest potential quicker.

you should keep it under 3k until its warmed up.

[pyro_maniac69]

my ford escort does that all the time, no worries

[Ralphie]

Yea it does that on cold start to bring the car to its "optimal operating temp" or at least thats what the haynes manual states. If you look youll see that as the tach goes down, the temp needle rises.