Idle problems when cold

[alarum]

Hoi boys and girls,

Ok, so some of you may remember when I smooshed my baby...

Since then she hasn't been able to start cold without a foot on the accelerator keeping the revs.

Can anybody point me in the right direction as to what it could be?

If I keep my foot on the accelerator for 15-30 seconds she will sit on a grand, but she used to sit on

1400, 1500 when cold by herself!

Any tips would be appreciated

- Brad

[Rolla Boy]

Try pressing the accelerator pedal to the floor once before you start the car...

See if that will get the revs to stay up...

[Zeus]

Two questions:

1. What do you mean you "smooshed" it and...

2. Why does the engine sit at 1,400 rpm on initial start-up?

[leasaunce]

is your camry a v6 or 4cyc? if its a v6 try cleaning the PCV valve (4cyc doesn't have it) and also the EGR. Buy an "upper engine cleaner" and clean the Throttle Body.

if you have tried everything, if it still happening, try resetting the ECU.

Let me know how you go....

[alarum]

Try pressing the accelerator pedal to the floor once before you start the car...

See if that will get the revs to stay up...

Ok, I've been giving her a little bit of a squeeze before cranking over the ignition, but never fully to the floor. I'll try that out.

Two questions:

1. What do you mean you "smooshed" it and...

2. Why does the engine sit at 1,400 rpm on initial start-up?

1. Crashed. Check the link in my signature, you'll see some horrible pics.

2. The idle-up or "auto-choke" is to warm the engine up while it's below optimal operating temperature. Once this has been reached, idle returns to 1000rpm.

is your camry a v6 or 4cyc? if its a v6 try cleaning the PCV valve (4cyc doesn't have it) and also the EGR. Buy an "upper engine cleaner" and clean the Throttle Body.

if you have tried everything, if it still happening, try resetting the ECU.

Let me know how you go....

Gen 4 v6, like yours. :) I had a friend clean out the throttle body, and while this made ignition a little smoother when she was already warm, it didn't really help cold starts. I'll try resetting the ECU. Just disconnect the battery for 1/2 hour, right?

Leasaunce: I'm at Doonside, maybe you wanna take a trip down the M2 and come visit one day, yeah? ;)

[Zeus]

Damn, that's nasty! Lucky it wasn't a writ-off. My Camry was hit back in April this year, but only a dint in the driver's side door. Which was quoted at $1,855.

[alarum]

Damn, that's nasty! Lucky it wasn't a writ-off. My Camry was hit back in April this year, but only a dint in the driver's side door. Which was quoted at $1,855.

Yeahhh wasn't happy... was carless for 6 weeks. AND they shafted me on one of the rims. So now I've got a stock Vienta Grande rim and 3 ROH rims. Hacky.

Edited August 28, 2007 by alarum

[Zeus]

I feel your pain! Oh well, maybe you can eventually get the wheel(s) replaced with something else.

[jbjb]

is your camry a v6 or 4cyc? if its a v6 try cleaning the PCV valve (4cyc doesn't have it) and also the EGR. Buy an "upper engine cleaner" and clean the Throttle Body.

if you have tried everything, if it still happening, try resetting the ECU.

Let me know how you go....

Hi, I just cleaned PCV Valve for My lover: Gen4 4cyc, the valve is connecting btw throttle and engine top, did u say the gen4 4cyc have no PCV valve? What about the vavle i just cleaned, what is that?