Thread: warm car = dead

When my car is at normal running temperature I have a hard time keeping my car at idle. Only happens when its warm outside and the car has been running for some time. :/ it's getting annoying

Start with the coolant temp sensor

That will keep the car from idling? Reason I ask is because when I got my car it had a broken temp sensor wire and haven't got to fixing it yet.

I had a broken temp sensor and all it did was give an inaccurate reading on the temp gauge. Shrug

Them sensor or gauge wire? The gauge is the single wire. The temp is the 2

The wire was ripped in half when the new motor was being installed.

Oh its the sensor wire..single.

the other one is the temp sensor for the ecu....if it doesn't work causes all kinds of crazy stuff...LOL
check temp with a consult cable and datascan or ecutalk....if ur not getting a temp from the ecu the sensor is prolly bad

whats AAC value at warm idle? too high (over 30) and could mean idle screw not turned up enough