2008 Nissan Maxima the idiling of my car

Tiny
BLOODUNITY07
  • MEMBER
  • 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 18,887 MILES
Should my car be idiling at lower rpm's when its warmer as apposed to when its cold
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 AT 4:00 AM

1 Reply

Tiny
MHPAUTOS
  • MECHANIC
  • 31,937 POSTS
The car will idle slightly faster when cold, but will step down when it warms up, this is controlled by an idle control motor if you feel the warm idle is to low, have this check by a dealer as the idle stepper motor may be faulty.

Mark (mhpautos)
SPONSORED LINKS
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 AT 7:10 AM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Engine Revs Up Content

Idle Air Control Motor Replacement
GUIDE
Idle Air Control Motor Replacement
The idle air control motor or idle speed control motor is designed to adjust the air flow into the intake manifold at engine idle. Engine idle speed is monitored by the PCM...
VIEW MORE

Sponsored links