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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 05:48 PM
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Greetings to all from Austin.

I have a question regarding RPMs at idle. My C5 is idling at 7 or 8 hundred RPM. Is this normal?

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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 05:55 PM
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Is it an M6 (manual tranny) car? If so, its DIS (desired idle speed) is set at 750 rpm.
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It all depends on the engine coolant temp, and the year (MN6 calibrations below)

2002 Calibrations (if I had to guess 2001 and up):
LABELS Conditions
ECT °F RPM
-40 1050
-18 1050
3 1050
25 1000
46 975
68 950
90 925
111 850
133 800
154 800
176 800
198 800
219 800
241 800
262 800
284 800

1999 Calibrations (If I had to guess, 1997 - 2000):
LABELS Conditions
ECT °F RPM
-40 1050
-18 1050
3 1050
25 1000
46 975
68 950
90 875
111 825
133 775
154 725
176 725
198 725
219 725
241 725
262 725
284 725

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