RPM idle is low Please help!

andymilonkis453 · Sep 30, 2009, 01:40 PM

I recently replaced my positive battery terminal on my 2002 lancer oz rally and I went to start my car today and for some reason my rpms are idling at like 600. Can anyone help me? I dont know what I should do.

JRR · Sep 30, 2009, 04:10 PM

let the car idle and have the computer "relearn" its idle.

andymilonkis453 · Oct 1, 2009, 04:18 AM

Do you know what a lancer is normally supposed to idle at? I let the car run for like 5 minutes but I don't really know if it's idling between 600-700 if that's bad.

joshisjamesbond · Oct 1, 2009, 04:29 AM

Why would that be a problem? I would think as long as it isn't dying on you then it would be okay. I think my idle is somewhere just under 1000 RPM sometimes closer to the 500RPM mark.

andymilonkis453 · Oct 1, 2009, 07:04 PM

yea the car isnt dying on me or anything. I just didnt know if it idling at 600 rpm was bad.

lancerguy0208 · Nov 2, 2009, 08:04 AM

its not bad. My car idles at 6-700 rpm after its warmed up.