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Couple Mechanical Quiestions.
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.
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^^ Sounds right - Pretty sure my idle is ~750 rpm.
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Originally Posted by 06 Acura TL
all cars will idle high upon cold start up
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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.
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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