5000 CSQT high RPM idle

[Grant Lenahan]

That's a clever diagnosis ....

On Jul 14, 2006, at 10:16 PM, Ben Swann wrote:

> Most probably the AC system needs recharging and is not pulling a 
> normal load.
> Idle compensation is working to overcome the AC load that is not 
> there. I take
> the AC is not working well either.
>
>
>
> Don't know what the other problem is - probably not related, or you 
> have a
> leak in the intake tract.  That can also cause a high idle and poor 
> running as
> mixture is thrown off as well as losing boost.
>
>
>
> Ben
>
>
>
> [Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:55:51 -0400 (EDT)
>
> From: egroeg sirrah <sirrah_egroeg at yahoo.ca>
>
> Subject: Re: 5000 CSQT high RPM idle
>
> To: audi at humanspeakers.com, spensko at earthlink.net,
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> My idle is often high these days. I have a few
>
> problems which include 'bogging down' or lack of boost
>
> at about 4K, but one thing I noticed is that the high
>
> idle seems to be connected to the climate control in
>
> some way.
>
>
>
> Yah, I know that's as crazy as the dash lights being
>
> connected to the license plate lights, but normally I
>
> have the climate control on 'Auto'. To save the
>
> battery when I pulled up to a red light I turned
>
> climate control to 'Off'. My idle immediately dropped
>
> to 950. Turned CC to 'Auto' and the idle sped up to
>
> 1400. 'Off' - 950.
>
>
>
> Go Figure.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> George]
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>
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