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Engine revs on its own right after start..

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Old 03-20-2007, 10:42 AM
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Default Engine revs on its own right after start..

So lately my car has been starting fine, idles at 1k rpm for a few seconds and then revs up to 1.5k on its own. It doesn't happen everytime i start, doesn't seem to be affected by outside temperature or whether or not i was driving it recently. It idles perfectly right after that and the rest of the time i'm driving. It's just occasionally reving up to 1.5k immediately after starting it.

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possible stuck throttle body... clean it
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normal. it's heating up the cat. RPMs should be ~800 and 1200, respectively.
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