What should my car be idling at?
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I am wondering at what RPM should the car be idling at. It is a automatic. I find that it feels rough when stopped at a light. The RPMs flucuate around 700 or higher or lower, around 600 or so?? I thought it was the air cond., but when I turned it off, it still felt rough??? It has approx 51000km and supposedly it was all tuned up before I bought it in the spring. Has anyone else experienced this? I think I will take it in next week.
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My car has the same engine and idles steadily at 600 rpm. Slightly higher on start-up, but it settles down after a minute or so.
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Originally Posted by E60530i' post='1014442' date='Sep 23 2009, 10:35 AM
I am wondering at what RPM should the car be idling at. It is a automatic. I find that it feels rough when stopped at a light. The RPMs flucuate around 700 or higher or lower, around 600 or so?? I thought it was the air cond., but when I turned it off, it still felt rough??? It has approx 51000km and supposedly it was all tuned up before I bought it in the spring. Has anyone else experienced this? I think I will take it in next week.
lately i felt a little rattling, so i posted a thread to ask if its normal in other E60 as well...it seems everyone idling rpm is also 600
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