My car sits in a parking lot from Monday - Friday and is started and driven maybe once between those days (on the weekends I put almost 300 miles on it)

I started the car tonight and the car's initial RPM's started out at 2K ... which is pretty high. Then the car began to rev itself between 1,200 and 1,800 repeatedly. it was like someone was stepping on the gas pedal and releasing constantly. I thought that the cold weather was making this happen, so I just let the car idle strangely for almost 4 min while the temperature needle got off of “C”. The entire time, the car would just repeat rev’ing.

I tried to rest the ecu to see if that would help … nothing.

Any ideas?



btw ... it's a 2000 Accord V6

 

Check your idleing bolt..

 

cold weather........ see above and also check your throtle cotrol sensor. Mine does the (90 accord ex) but I need a new sensor.

 

want me to come check it out andrew? gimme your dorm number...im free this weekend, and btw we all goin to byron...u welcome to come its just that i never get a hold of you because you always buzy and doin shit...hOLLa back at me b4 sunday

 

thanks for the offer

from what i'm being told, it's one of 2 things:

1. the PCV valve is rotted, and that's not too bad because the parts are only $10 and it's something i could fix in the parking lot.

or

2. a vaccum leak ... which i know i can't do.

my brother is coming up here Saturday morning with a new valve and we're going to try that. if it fails, there's a local dealer in DeKalb who will do the vaccum repair. if it's not too much trouble, i might need a ride out to the dealer sometime during the week to pick up my car if it isn't finished on Saturday. :happysad:

 

yeah but if its doing that till warm up under idle its prolly not a big deal...just a warm up thing.. ( i know its high) try driving it if its cold and see if it smooths out...my auto does that often enuf...

 

well atleast gimme your freakin dorm #....everytime all of us go out and do shit i cant get a hold of you...hOLLa back in the PM i sent you.....or post on clac more

 

normal after sitting

 

i replaced the PCV valve in a 20 degree parking lot this morning, but that didn't solve the problem. i had to tow the car to the local dealer and it was diagnosed as blown air flow sensor.

thanks for the help everyone

 

Glad you figured it out. How much is a new sensor gonna run you?