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by thebrosh
December 1st, 2008, 11:04 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: High idle and slow return
Replies: 7
Views: 190

Re: High idle and slow return

I live and go to school at OSU in Corvallis and sometimes go out in Portland on my way to and from my parent's place in Hood River. So does Chevron gas not use any ethanol?
by thebrosh
November 23rd, 2008, 2:47 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: High idle and slow return
Replies: 7
Views: 190

Re: High idle and slow return

Thanks for the tips. I will check the coolant and IAC valve. I believe those are the culprits. I brought my car in to the Mazda dealer to have the codes checked and they said it pointed to the oxygen sensors malfunctioning. So they tested the oxygen sensors and they are fine. The mechanic said that ...
by thebrosh
November 14th, 2008, 3:59 pm
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: High idle and slow return
Replies: 7
Views: 190

High idle and slow return

I recently bought my 1992 MX-3 GS 1.8L V6 all stock. When I turn the car on in most conditions when it hasn't been ran for hours it will idle quite high around 2K rpms. Even after the warmup period when the idle should return to 650-800 rpms it still stays quite high between 1,500 and 2,000 rpms. Af...

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