1990 Eagle Talon Slightly high idle at normal operating tem

Tiny
MILTONIAN
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  • 1990 EAGLE TALON
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • MANUAL
  • 101,000 MILES
Maybe unrelated but this "problem" started right after I left my lights on and drained the battery. I "jumped" the car and it started right away; battery charge came up quickly and has been fine since (3 weeks ago).

I am the original owner. The "hot" idle speed has always been around 650-700rpm until I drained the battery. It is now 1000-1100rpm but only gets there a few seconds after coming to a complete stop. If I take it out of gear, at any highway speed (5mph to 75mph), the rpm drops to about 1400rpm and stays there until I stop the car.

Having been an auto & aircraft mechanic (many years ago) I thought I would just adjust the mechanical idle screw to a lower idle rpm. That's when I discovered this engine has no mechanical idle adjustment (computers!).

So, what's your suggestion for getting the idle speed back to "normal"?

Thanks in advance for your help.

JLH
Friday, June 11th, 2010 AT 7:29 PM

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Tiny
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Hi MILTONIAN, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation

Inspect and test the idle air control motor and the throttle position sensor.
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Friday, June 11th, 2010 AT 9:59 PM
Tiny
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The idle air control motor targets the idle speed as program, a problem with the TPS will also cuase it to flucuate too. Check for vacuum leaks and coolant temperature sensor locked in open loop mode giving fuel when not needed, Remember when the computer loses the correct voltage to operate it loses its program memories and has to relearn itself, maybe this is what's happening now-
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Saturday, June 12th, 2010 AT 1:55 PM

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