Alex911

Hey guys, I noticed my car is idiling not at 500, but close to the 1k mark. Is that bad or is it normal? Also, Iam replacing my front Brake pads, and wondering if my rotors need to be turned,There pretty smooth.

06 Acura TL

cars average idol is about 700 to 800 RPM, so ur fine. if ur rotors arent old and worn, and are as smooth as you say then you should be good

ballinfizzle89

iTrader: (6)

I've noticed my car idles at alot higher RPM sometimes as well, when I first start it up(1200-1300RPM's) and then goes down as the engine warms up. Anyway to fix that?

Rotors will need to be replaced when you brake and the car pulsates.

Bearcat94

^^ Sounds right - Pretty sure my idle is ~750 rpm.

06 Acura TL

all cars will idle high upon cold start up

ballinfizzle89

iTrader: (6)

Yeah true...but my car never idled as high as it does now. I mean yeah its normal but I just wan to prevent it you know?

06 Acura TL

i dont think there is a way to actualy prevent it. just wait it out..its all in the computer. maybe a reflash would do it?

randomhero

Yeah, I noticed this too. Even in warm/mild temperatures, my car idles slightly higher. But after driving and sitting idle the RPMs will drop to 750-800.

SouthernBoy

At startup, it is not only perfectly normal but essential that the engine runs at a higher RPM initially. Generally within 30 to 45 seconds, the idle will be much closer to its normal range. Again, this is normal, desirable, and planned, and is done for real reasons.

SouthernBoy

I see you have a manual. Are you replacing your pads with stock OEM Acura units, or an after-market set to reduce dusting? I replaced mine a year and a half ago on my '04 manual not because they needed to be replaced, but because I hated all of the dusting. I went with Rotex Gold Kevlar pads.

Now for the meat of this response. If you are going with a different set of pads than those which came with the car, you will need to bed them in. There are a bunch of write-ups on this and I did several of them. If you do not bed them in properly, expect them to have reduced braking efficiency and squealing. Here are two links to some of my write-ups;

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ex+Gold+Kevlar
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ex+Gold+Kevlar


Incidentally, replacing the pads is pretty simple.

Alex911

Thanks alot guys, for the Information.