Idle question

[Asmerrill]

Hey all,

My car idles at 1k all the time. In park, a/c on and off, also at a stop while in drive. Is this normal?

 

[andyrooski17]

Hey all,

My car idles at 1k all the time. In park, a/c on and off, also at a stop while in drive. Is this normal?

A few of us have discussed this issue in a couple other threads (links below). Most notice it when it's really hot. For me, though I don't live in AZ, when I turn the car on after a day sitting in the hot sun, it will immediately idle at 1k. I can sit there and turn the AC on and off and nothing seems to matter. However, if I drive for a bit then hit a stop, it will usually idle back at ~800 like normal.

Does that match your symptoms? Still not sure of the root cause, but possibly where you live, the fast idle state won't go away quite as quickly after you start driving, so it seems like it idles at 1k all the time. Did you just start noticing it recently in the hottest months?

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=441227

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=440487

 

[No More Buffalo]

That's consistent with what I've seen. When I first got mine back in April it was usually at 800ish. Now that we're in the 90s every day, I'm getting the high idle.

 

[Asmerrill]

A few of us have discussed this issue in a couple other threads (links below). Most notice it when it's really hot. For me, though I don't live in AZ, when I turn the car on after a day sitting in the hot sun, it will immediately idle at 1k. I can sit there and turn the AC on and off and nothing seems to matter. However, if I drive for a bit then hit a stop, it will usually idle back at ~800 like normal.



Does that match your symptoms? Still not sure of the root cause, but possibly where you live, the fast idle state won't go away quite as quickly after you start driving, so it seems like it idles at 1k all the time. Did you just start noticing it recently in the hottest months?



http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=441227



http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=440487

Thank you for the info, tapatalk search engine sucks.

I guess I could say that I have noticed it now that it's hot. I'll have to wait at least 4 months for cool weather before I'll know for sure.

 

[andyrooski17]

Thank you for the info, tapatalk search engine sucks.

I guess I could say that I have noticed it now that it's hot. I'll have to wait at least 4 months for cool weather before I'll know for sure.

. Well for sure pay attention if you're in a cool garage or something, and also if the idle goes back to 800 at stop after a while of driving.