Comments on: oscillating idle on 2002 RAV4 http://www.toyotatrucksclub.com/oscillating-idle-on-2002-rav4 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.toyotatrucksclub.com/oscillating-idle-on-2002-rav4/comment-page-1#comment-5381 admin Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:28:19 +0000 http://www.toyotatrucksclub.com/oscillating-idle-on-2002-rav4#comment-5381 That doesn't sound normal for a new car; neither of our RAV4s did this.  Had <br /> this happen on my Celica, turned out to be a bad tank of gas.  Do you always <br /> fill up at the same station?  might be worth trying a different brand of <br /> go-juice, or even getting the plus if you normally use regular. <br /> <p>"David Wiesenhahn" <davewiesenh...@mac.com> wrote in message <br /> <br />news:davewiesenhahn-F1BCB4.20211711012002@nntp.concentric.net... <br /> </p><p>- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -</p>> I bought a 2002 RAV4 (4x4, 5 speed) about a month and a half ago.  When <br /> > I first start it up (after it's been sitting a while, say overnight or <br /> > all day at work), as long as I just sit there, it will idle at a steady <br /> > RPM.  But I'll then back out of my parking spot just a few feet, and <br /> > then after that the engine idle will start oscillating between about <br /> > 1800 and 2200 rpm.  (If I only rev it up before backing up, the idle <br /> > will remain constant - the oscillation only seems to only happen after I <br /> > actually move.)  This makes driving a bit jerky to drive in first gear <br /> > (for example, when I'm driving through my parking garage), but after a <br /> > bit of driving (a mile or two?), it will settle down. <br /> <p>> Is this normal? <br /> </p><p>> Thanks. <br /> </p><p>> Dave <br /> > 1986 Toyota truck <br /> > 2002 Toyota RAV4 <br /> </p><p>> -- <br /> </p><p>> David Wiesenhahn <br /> > davewiesenh...@mac.com <br /> <br /> </p> That doesn’t sound normal for a new car; neither of our RAV4s did this.  Had
this happen on my Celica, turned out to be a bad tank of gas.  Do you always
fill up at the same station?  might be worth trying a different brand of
go-juice, or even getting the plus if you normally use regular.

"David Wiesenhahn" <davewiesenh…@mac.com> wrote in message

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> I bought a 2002 RAV4 (4×4, 5 speed) about a month and a half ago.  When
> I first start it up (after it’s been sitting a while, say overnight or
> all day at work), as long as I just sit there, it will idle at a steady
> RPM.  But I’ll then back out of my parking spot just a few feet, and
> then after that the engine idle will start oscillating between about
> 1800 and 2200 rpm.  (If I only rev it up before backing up, the idle
> will remain constant – the oscillation only seems to only happen after I
> actually move.)  This makes driving a bit jerky to drive in first gear
> (for example, when I’m driving through my parking garage), but after a
> bit of driving (a mile or two?), it will settle down.

> Is this normal?

> Thanks.

> Dave
> 1986 Toyota truck
> 2002 Toyota RAV4

> —

> David Wiesenhahn
> davewiesenh…@mac.com

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