just wondering wat the 1 gen vq engines are suppossed to idle at. mine when warmed up idles at like 200rpm. just wondering if that is normal or not?

 

Certainly an issue, 200rpm is far too low, and if it was a typo and you meant 2000, that is too high. Usually want to be around 800 (warmed up at idle) I believe.

 

Nissan idle tolerances are lower than most. In reality, the car should idle somewhere between 600-700 RPMs. 800 RPMs isn't bad, either, by any means.

But if your car is idling at 200 RPMs, you've got issues.

Just a curious question. Are you sure you're not reading the tach wrong? Because it jumps from 0-500, and my tach needle generally floats right above the 500 mark at idle. I've gotten confused before and mistook the 500 mark as my car idling at 200...

 

^he's got to be reading it wrong. I think the car would stall at 200. Mine idles at 650 withought any accesories on.

 

200 rpm would indeed stall, must be a typo.

At cold start the car will rev up to around 2000 rpm but should drop lower almost instantly to around 1600 (then fairly quickly to 1200) and then as it warms you should end up somewhere between 600-800.

If it truly does (somehow) idle at 200 rpm then something is definitely wrong (or the gauge/sensor is wrong).

Jason

 

+1. He's reading it wrong.

OP post a pic if you still think it's at 200 RPM

 

im pretty sure im not reading it wrong ive know enough about cars to know how to read a tach but ill try to post a picture tomorrow.its weird it runs fine but the idle is extra low.

 

This is the car at idle.

 

thats 600 not 200 rpm

 

thats 600? cause if it is im trippin thankz for the help everyone

 

wait that cant be 600 rpm! i know im not stupid maybe i have a vacuum leak somewhere but i know im sitting at 200 rpm

 

my bad its 600 thankz again for the help im retarded lol

 

It's not the first time someone has started a thread like this after misreading the tach.

 

I knew it.

It's okay, OP. I've done it before, too.

 

Omg....