Noticed the engine revs slightly with the wipers on. Normal?
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Noticed the engine revs slightly with the wipers on. Normal?
Hey all...a new to me RL owner (2005), and this morning it was raining. So, of course, I turn on the wipers. However...I noticed that the engine revved up just a bit at the same time the wipers (set on intermittent) went on. I looked at the RPMs...and sure enough...it moved ever so slightly up. I was in park, in my driveway.
Has anyone noticed this? Is this a normal thing for these RL's, or should I be concerned about an issue? Or am I just worried about nothing?
Thanks so much for the help!
Has anyone noticed this? Is this a normal thing for these RL's, or should I be concerned about an issue? Or am I just worried about nothing?
Thanks so much for the help!
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Last edited by Brewcity; 05-11-2016 at 12:35 PM.
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$10 says it was merely coincidence and something else was going on... Either way,
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LOL...yeah, I'll grab my popcorn too...really interested to see if someone else chimes in, as it happened again this morning. It was raining again...so I looked to see if it was just a weird coincidence yesterday...and sure enough...as the wipers engaged, the engine revved up past 1000 rpms (not by much)..then settled back to 1000 RPMs when the wipers were off. So weird.
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Not sure if it's connected, but if the windows are closed and you touch the window button up the rpm get a slight surge down. Then again it could be non related at all
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I did just get my spark plugs changed, and everything is good as far as the battery is concerned. I will check the terminals and see.
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Maybe or maybe not related but how new to you is it?
Any idea how old battery is?
Ever take in for a battery/charging system test?
I've figured out when my battery gets towards 5 years old I just go buy a new battery.
Any idea how old battery is?
Ever take in for a battery/charging system test?
I've figured out when my battery gets towards 5 years old I just go buy a new battery.