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Curtis20
03-31-2005, 02:52 PM
i have 00 sunfire sedan and when i am in park or neutral if i turn my streering wheel all the way to one side (left or right doesnt matter) my engine revs up to about 2500 rpm . i asked the guy at the shop and he had no idea lol some info would be nice because this cannot be normal. thx guys...
Curtis20
03-31-2005, 04:00 PM
Correction..1500rpm not 2500rpm
homerr
04-01-2005, 09:10 AM
Sounds to me that you are putting added pressure on your power steering pump and slowing it down and the car motor is trying to compensate thinking it is going to stall. (just a thought).
public
04-01-2005, 10:35 AM
check your throttle cable routing and make sure that it is secure on the throttle body. If the cable housing is not attached and you bend the cable this will happen.
Curtis20
04-01-2005, 03:24 PM
Do you think this is harming the car ?
jayson716
04-01-2005, 04:35 PM
Sounds to me that you are putting added pressure on your power steering pump and slowing it down and the car motor is trying to compensate thinking it is going to stall. (just a thought).


I would say this also
MagicRat
04-03-2005, 08:15 AM
Lots of cars have an idle kick feature, where an extra load that is placed on the engine, such as using the power steering or turning on the AC will result in an increase of the idle speed, to compensate for the load.

A jump to 1500 rpm may be a bit high, but I don't think you should be too concerned. Just dont turn the wheel ALL the way.
(you should not be anyways, it puts unnecessary strain on the PS components. )
Ryan066
04-03-2005, 12:18 PM
yeah, I wouldnt worry about it unless when ur cornering and it jumps up and accelerates when ur not pressing on the gas.
public
04-03-2005, 02:02 PM
Lots of cars have an idle kick feature, where an extra load that is placed on the engine, such as using the power steering or turning on the AC will result in an increase of the idle speed, to compensate for the load.

Yeah, silly me I always assume that there really is a problem. You would think by now I would know better. I often forget about "The Loose Nut Behind The Wheel" that causes (or imagines) most problems. :grinyes:
Curtis20
04-05-2005, 06:07 AM
Yeah, silly me I always assume that there really is a problem. You would think by now I would know better. I often forget about "The Loose Nut Behind The Wheel" that causes (or imagines) most problems. :grinyes:

LOL i like that one

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