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Old Jul 19, 2006, 01:27 PM
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Idle Misfire

Just a question.. I have a 06 IX with about 4500 miles I was just wondering if it is something wrong with my car or if it is normal.. anyways at idle it has a small random misfire.. nothing terrible but it is noticable when you are sitting in the car.. there are no check engine lights and its not throwing any codes in the evoscan software.. I just didnt know if this is something i should worry about or if it is common nature for these cars.. btw the idle is about 800 rpms
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Yeah my '03 VIIII had the same thing ever since it was new, but mostly when it's cold. After I got an exhaust I could hear the misfire even more.
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Careful here. Rough idle and misfire are two different things. A misfire is something that definitely needs to be addressed. You'd get a P030x code if you were actually misfiring I'd think ...
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Originally Posted by KazzEvo8
Careful here. Rough idle and misfire are two different things. A misfire is something that definitely needs to be addressed. You'd get a P030x code if you were actually misfiring I'd think ...
It stumbles a bit, call it what you want...
Old Jul 19, 2006, 04:58 PM
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yah i guess i dont know if its a misfire you can hear and feel the car stumbling or skipping around..
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My IX has done that since it was new. I posted the same question and was told it's normal. Kind of sounds like a V8 with a cam.
Old Jul 19, 2006, 05:35 PM
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alright well i guess i wont worry about it.. sounds normal..
Old Jul 19, 2006, 06:47 PM
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rough idle is pretty common on these cars. i think is maf related. gets worst with ac on
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I'm sure what you are feeling is just how these cars idle.

If it misfires X number of times in X period of time it will throw a CEL. So, unles that's on I wouldn't worry.
Old Jul 19, 2006, 08:09 PM
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Mine does it a little when its cold after it warms its fine
Old Jul 19, 2006, 08:24 PM
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Mine does this too. It gets more noticeable when you get a TBE. It is like a hicup at idle. It seems very common on our cars.
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once in a while ill get the small "pop" (backfire) from my exhaust while its warming up
Old Jul 19, 2006, 10:58 PM
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My '03 has done it since new. It only does it on a cold start and it definitely is a misfire although at an idle the engine load is so light that you can barely feel it.

After installing my Ti catback it is more noticeable behind the car.

I have a Palm based deal and it seems these cars run in open loop for a while on a cold start.
Old Jul 20, 2006, 09:11 AM
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Mine does same exact thing. 4400 miles as well, and I didnt really notice it till it was flashed. But mine does it at idle AFTER its warmed up. So I guess its just normal idle.
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i have an 05 evo V111 and it idles as mention by everyone ..its rather annoying...but it seems to miss fire/sputter at 2nd and sometimes third...like the car "jumps" but not too too bad...is this the same as the car idling bad from stand still...


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