Ravage70

my car idles so badly lately the needle hits 0 rpms when im stopped at a light but the car doesnt die. it idle so low my headlights dim and when i press the gas they come back to life.

im guessing loose alternator belt, what do u guys think


oh ya and another thing, when i turn the key to start the car there is sometimes a 5 second delay. maybe this has something to do with it.

LSD Motorsports

Could be a lot of stuff man, vacuum leaks, some electrical problems, doubt its ur belt. It can also be your tb or tps sensor. have u looked at all ur sensors?

Dr.Boost

Grounds? It's not your alternator belt, although that could be loose at the same time. Have you fucked with anything recently?
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Ravage70

ok i tightened the belt but it didnt fix the problem

i think its the positive battery wire(red one)
its a bit corroded. ill sand it out tonight and see what happens

could also be a ground like u said. how many ground wires does a d16z6 have?

Slo_crx1

At least 2...one by the tranny coming from the battery, and one from the chassis to the motor up in the front as soon as you open your hood. I usually replace all of mine with some 4 guage stereo amp wire...seeing that i collect a ton of it from work for free

Donald125

last time when it happened to me i had spun all the bearing, oil in all cylinder, compression reads like 20 100 0 20 .....check yours.

Ravage70

last time i checked my compression it was at 150 closed throttle test and i burn a load of oil...wierd

anyways this is what i think the problem is and its sorta fixed for now

my throttle cable was loose so i tightened it but its very flexible and it has alot of give so i think if i can find another used good one and replace it should be fine

thx for the help

LSD Motorsports

no problem, glad u got it figured out

Wally

There should be some deflection in the throttle cable... I don't remember how much though. If it works...

biggmike

mine did that when i swapped out the stock engine with another stock engine. i didnt have a timing light so i just guessed. it would idle rough and shut off sometimes. i bought a timing light and set i back to spec and now i have no rough idle and it doesnt turn off on its own