Hi:
Any ideas on why my 850 turbo revs 1500 for the first 5 secs when starting, then settles down to a smooth 800 RPM. Can't be good on the engine!
Not sure where to look?
Thanks
Pete

 

Nope!

As far as I knowturbos are programed by the EMS (Engine Management System) to doexactly that.

Mine does exactly the same thing as yours on start-up,now has 210,000 kilometres on the clock, andruns beautifully.

 

Yep, Normal.....

 

Thanks for the comments. I will no longer worry about it!

 

Do yours all stay that high for 5 seconds?

Because right when I start up, I'll hit around 1200 or so, and then it will settle down.

It doesn't stay there...

 

That sounds about right for my turbo.

 

It is fast idle system. Many engines are designed to idle at higher RPM when the engine is cold. Mostly the duration & RPM is set by the ECU, so there may be some differences from one car to another. I noticed, however, that 850 turbo (B5234T) engine's fast idle is very short in duration, as compared to some Japanese cars (e.g, '05 Toyota Corolla idles at approx. 2,000RPM and takes several minutes until the RPM drops to normal idle speed (750-850RPM) in freezing climate.

As agreed by all, it is absolutely normal and nothing to worry about, including Jimmy & BriGuy's case.

Good day,


JPN

 

Has anybody had this happen, the car is relatively warm (run within the last 1/2 hour) It starts and goes to an idle around 2500rpm's and stays there, as soon as I put it in drive it goes to normal. It happens infrequently but bothers me nonetheless. Is this a TPS thing or coolant temp sensor? Any help?