outlaws

i've got about 10k miles on my car. i noticed the other day my car is idling at 500 rpm after warming it up for a couple of minutes. is this normal? i believe cars are supposed to idle around 1k rpm. should i be concerned?

uaaction

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its k dude the lexus cars idle at 500-600rpm mine does lol its nothing bad

llamaboiz

umm if the cars you're used to are idling at 1k rpm, that would be cause for concern...

gc86

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my car almost never drops below 1k while warming up, it idles normally around 600 at normal operating temperature, 52k here

plynn_250

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For mine, after warm up it drops to 500-600 rpm while idling. If I'm in traffic it seems to stay around 1K while stopped (for a brief period), but I have 6MT.

JoshIS408

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your car should only idle at 1k if its in neutral.

trixxx519

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never was a concern to me, i guess i need to check mine out

SD.IS

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at start up it goes about 1k then drops to 600 normal for me, doesn't seem like a cause for concern to me

aliu603

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i agree with what the others have said

bnizzle87

typically, when i start my car, it idles between 500-1000 rpm. older cars, from what ive noticed, idles at around 1000-1250 rpm. dont know why that is. maybe because it hasnt been started for awhile, lack of driving, or whatever reason.

eggwoll

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its normal...

Koz

Should idle at 550 rpm.

Koz

DJSirkit13

How long does it take for your cars to get to normal operating tem.

Mine seems like it takes for ever in temps of around 36F. i try to let it sit for 5 - 10 mins and the needle barely moves.

Another thing the engine sounds like a corolla engine while its warming up

Kurtz

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Don't "let it sit"... idling is terrible for a car. Drive the thing. Just don't romp on it till the temp gauge has moved a bit.

DJSirkit13

well wpouldn't tht be bad for the the belts and wouldn't they crack if the temp is below 32F. another thing the sound of the car is really bugging me. I heard my friends g35 has a great exhaust note. I ve had two BMWs in the pand those sound awesome for some reason lexus just didn't get the exhaust note right on this one.
Anyone else agree atleast on the 250