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Old May 26, 2019 | 09:24 AM
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Any idle issues with this car? My rpm guage bounces all over. Am I having an issue?
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Old May 26, 2019 | 09:44 AM
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what does bouncing all over mean?
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Old May 26, 2019 | 09:55 AM
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Are you stock? Should idle around 650ish
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Old May 26, 2019 | 10:24 AM
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Its at 600 and bounces around 600 usually up n down up n down to 600
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Old May 26, 2019 | 10:34 AM
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Model? trim? year? miles? history? Video of your tach doing this?
If you need help, you gotta give us something.
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Old May 27, 2019 | 11:40 AM
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My 2015 z06 does this as well. To my understanding it is normal. Barley jumps enough to move the needle. If that is what you mean.
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Old May 31, 2019 | 06:39 PM
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https://streamable.com/419kr

This is the car after 10 minutes from cold start.

Let me know what you think.
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Old Jun 1, 2019 | 04:32 PM
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Anyone ? Same in all z06?
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Absolutely normal.
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Absolutely normal.
My 2017 on cold start has a fast idle for a 10 to 20 seconds — like 800 to 1000 rpm then settles down to around 600 to 650 rpm
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Mine almost idles as if there was a cam in it. Hopefully normal...
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Originally Posted by Cercone
Mine almost idles as if there was a cam in it. Hopefully normal...
Shouldn’t drop below 600.
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Old Jun 2, 2019 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Cercone
Mine almost idles as if there was a cam in it. Hopefully normal...
It shouldn’t. I would get that checked out.
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Originally Posted by Cercone
Mine almost idles as if there was a cam in it. Hopefully normal...
there IS a cam in it.
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Originally Posted by A M
https://streamable.com/419kr

This is the car after 10 minutes from cold start.

Let me know what you think.
Are you joking??? The needle barely moves at all.
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