Reving too high??
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Reving too high??
Need some opinions/advice for my 98 4Runner Limited
When I start up from cold , the engine revs really high and stays high (1500+rpms) for a long long time before droping down.
It has done this every since dealer changed timing belt at 200,000kms 6months ago. Now on really cold mornings when I start it makes a new sound like a whinning for a few seconds then stops and continues it normal high revs .
This this sound normal or should I be looking at something?
Advice is greatly appreciated.
Sam
When I start up from cold , the engine revs really high and stays high (1500+rpms) for a long long time before droping down.
It has done this every since dealer changed timing belt at 200,000kms 6months ago. Now on really cold mornings when I start it makes a new sound like a whinning for a few seconds then stops and continues it normal high revs .
This this sound normal or should I be looking at something?
Advice is greatly appreciated.
Sam
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I'm trying to imagine how changing the timing belt could possibly effect the RPM's on startup and drawing a blank........... that said, I would have taken it right back to them.
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mine seems to do the same on cold mornings, but normally drops off after about a minute i'd guess...could it be a possible sensor? those darn things are the root of all evil on my ride
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Mine does the same thing. I think its programed to do run at 1500 rpm when really cold and shift a little higher until it is warmed up and the computer can go into closed loop mode. I wouldn't worry about the cold start thing...as far as the whining sound goes its hard to help ya without actually hearing what is going on.
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Since so many people are reporting this high idle at start up, I assume it's to help get it into close loop as fast as possible. I'll check the start up rpm on mine next time.
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I always assumed it was to heat er up faster when its cold outside (nice for us inside the cab too!)
The late shifting thing is a little strange, I don't like it, always makes me think "ohhh e there's something wrong with the transmission"
The late shifting thing is a little strange, I don't like it, always makes me think "ohhh e there's something wrong with the transmission"
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Yeah high idle when they're cold is what it's supposed to do. My '93, when it was -50F, would idle as high as 2500 rpm for a few minutes, drop to around 1800 then after a good 15-18 minutes, around 900.
The shifting thing has to do with the temperature of the ATF I'm sure. You should probably let it warm up a little more.
The shifting thing has to do with the temperature of the ATF I'm sure. You should probably let it warm up a little more.
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