danronian
09-15-2003, 09:27 AM
My car has always done this at idle and so far I cleaned the PCV valve after finally finding it and I figured since that didn't do anything that it could be something with the egr valve, the manuals I have dont say anything about it but hopefully someone here would know. The car is right on for the factory idle rpm but it sounds like it should be higher. I know it should be able to idle at that rpm smoothly w/o the "put put" noise out of the exhaust but I just don't know how to do it. I did pull the filter assembly off the other day and noted that inside the intake looks real grimy, could throttle body cleaner do anything?
There is something else it does weird at idle also. If it is just sitting there at idle when it is all warmed up, if you just tap the gas w/o gradually pushing it it will ping. It sounds like an engine noise but I know it is just a ping (the noise it makes if your in the wrong gear and trying to go up a hill). Is there anything I can do about that or do I just have to live with it?
There is something else it does weird at idle also. If it is just sitting there at idle when it is all warmed up, if you just tap the gas w/o gradually pushing it it will ping. It sounds like an engine noise but I know it is just a ping (the noise it makes if your in the wrong gear and trying to go up a hill). Is there anything I can do about that or do I just have to live with it?