[MB_VT]

When my car is cold in the morning, it idles at 1500rpm. It will eventually drop to around 750-800 rpm after about 30 seconds. The car runs perfectly fine and this behavior is so far consistent.

So, has anyone else experienced the high idle rpm with your VT?

 

[vtlover67]

Yes, it does just what you said. It is normal. Just give it a few minutes to come down to normal rpms.

 

[gp1300r]

almost all cars do that, its normal

 

[TheGeekFreek]

30 seconds seems kind of long tho.
All my previous vehicles would make the idle adjustment to the 700-800 range after about 3-5 seconds..

I've only had mid size SUVs but they all returned to low idle very quickly.. Not sure if or why this would be any different on a Turbo car.. Can you double check the time.. I would say up to 10 seconds is probably fine, but 30 seconds seems excessive and may point to an issue with the TPS

 

[hail2030]

I'm kind of glad to hear it idles at a higher rpm. My Focus idles around 700-800 and it causes it too vibrate when stopped or coming to a stop. Hate it.

 

[vtlover67]

Well, I was just putting a number to it. It may be less than 30 seconds.

 

[TheGeekFreek]

Yeah, if the idle gets too low it'll run pretty rough, but even then a lot of times thats an issue with the TPS.. 700-800 is generally a good median between high and low and should be smooth..

I dont yet have my VT but I'm sure a few owners could stop-watch this for you to see if this is normal or not.