[skillzlikewhoa]

when the car is in neutral feet off pedals the RPMs shake from 1k to about 1.5k every 5 seconds or so and i feel the car jerk alittle when this happens this just started today no check engine light and everything else seems fine any ideas why
---Spencer

 

[Chris Mackey]

Mine does that too. I doubt it matters.

If you're really considered, tell us:

Year Model
Miles
Mods

 

[skillzlikewhoa]

its 06 exige about 8 thousand miles and no aftermarket proformance mods

 

[Demonized]

Search;

"Cleaning MAF"

 

[Chris Mackey]

This thread came up.

Search;

"Cleaning MAF"

 

[Demonized]

This thread came up.

Heyooo!

Actually it completely excludes MAF from the search, which is kind of lame... Anyway... clean your MAF, Skillz

 

[skillzlikewhoa]

thanks for the help guys ima try it in the morning ill keep u posted

 

[craracer]

Where did you find the info? My car does the same thing..

 

[erics75218]

are you guys talking about idle speed surging?

 

[skillzlikewhoa]

are you guys talking about idle speed surging?

to be honest i dont know what speed surging is so can u please define it

 

[craracer]

Yes, I'm talking about idle speed fluctuations when not in movement.

 

[erics75218]

yeah, on occasion my car will act like it wants to stall, and start reving up and down by about 500 RPMs at 1/2 second intervals it seems.

 

[skillzlikewhoa]

any idea wat causes it and how to fix it

 

[Patrick]

engine surge while idling

I had that happen to my beloved Lotus Elise. At first, it was very intermittent and very infrequent. RPMs would surge up to 2,000. Sometimes, it would stay up there. Then, it happened more frequently. Then, the engine light came on. 1 trip to the dealer, new software, and it's all fixed. Runs better than when it was new. All done under warranty.

2007 w/ 14K miles

 

[skillzlikewhoa]

my warranty is up how much is it do u kno

 

[oue]

hope its all good here guys

i dont have one of these machines..

never touched a powerplant that wasnt out of Bavaria...

and standard net stranger disclaimer: i know nothing :shrug:


a hunting/surging idle can be caused by vacuum leaks.

check intake and vacuum hoses for cracks or unsettled connections.

check the conditon of your spark plugs... their diagnosis may lead you in the right direction as well.

also, a bottle of chevron techron or a favoured injector cleaner in your next tank of gas never hurts in these kinds of situations.

keep us posted

oue

 

[MpBrady7]

hope its all good here guys

i dont have one of these machines..

never touched a powerplant that wasnt out of Bavaria...

and standard net stranger disclaimer: i know nothing :shrug:


a hunting/surging idle can be caused by vacuum leaks.

check intake and vacuum hoses for cracks or unsettled connections.

check the conditon of your spark plugs... their diagnosis may lead you in the right direction as well.

also, a bottle of chevron techron or a favoured injector cleaner in your next tank of gas never hurts in these kinds of situations.

keep us posted

oue

Mine has done this since day one...occasionally stalling out. 2008 Exige 240 1500 miles. I'm hoping mine wouldn't have any of the listed details above because that would mean it's from Factory and not a wear and tear issue.

 

[tko211]

My elise did the same thing. Lotus dealer re-flashed the computer and it's much improved. Drives smoother at low rpm and doesn't act like it wants stall anymore. 05 elise 31000 miles