Civic EG

okay...im almost finished fixing what the previous owner half-done..its the most annoying thing ever!!!! when my hatch warms up it idles at about 200 rpms..is this normal? this is the first time its happened to me, and ive owned 2 other civics.. i tried searching the forum but found nothing about this problem..if theirs a thread somebody knows about send me the link.. i have tried to do what the haynes manual said to do about it, but nothing...is their something i can do about it?? and this happens when there is almost no load on the car, just idleing.

any hesitating or power loss?

Try cleaning out the fast ilel thermo valve(FITV), if that doesn't help then clean IACV Idle Air Control valve...search "fitv" and some links will pop up. i posted two how to links from H-T in one of them. Its most likely your FITV. easy fix usually. good luck with it.

http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=113 ... light=idle
check out thread and link I posted

im getting some hesitation for just a split second when i hit the gas. thanks for the help guys

how are your fluid levels, your not using or losing any oil or coolant? also check your plugs and make sure they arnt coated in oil or any nasy deposits.

if you already cleaned evrything adjust your idle adjustment screw. its located on the throttlebody. just open it up to allow a little more air in

my fluid levels are normal..i do use a little oil though. i loose about a half of a quarter of a quart of oil per 3000 miles. this is because i have a seal leaking at the upper end of the powerband. i checked my plugs today and their in top shape, no deposits or anything. thats the only thing ive had time to check in the past couple of days.. ill clean everything monday and adjust on the idle adjustment screw..with a little bit of luck(which i dont have ANY good luck) it'll work. just to clear some things up, the haynes manual says to unplug the plug on the back of the throttle body (cant think of the name of it) and then adjust the screw. is this right??

civic_man09 wrote:okay...im almost finished fixing what the previous owner half-done..its the most annoying thing ever!!!! when my hatch warms up it idles at about 200 rpms..is this normal? this is the first time its happened to me, and ive owned 2 other civics.. i tried searching the forum but found nothing about this problem..if theirs a thread somebody knows about send me the link.. i have tried to do what the haynes manual said to do about it, but nothing...is their something i can do about it?? and this happens when there is almost no load on the car, just idleing.

how do you know it's 200rpms. the last line on a tach on a z6 cluster is 500rpms.. before the line on ZERO..