2008 Nissan Maxima the idiling of my car

Tiny
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  • 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA
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  • FWD
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  • 18,887 MILES
Should my car be idiling at lower rpm's when its warmer as apposed to when its cold
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 AT 4:00 AM

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Tiny
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The car will idle slightly faster when cold, but will step down when it warms up, this is controlled by an idle control motor if you feel the warm idle is to low, have this check by a dealer as the idle stepper motor may be faulty.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 AT 7:10 AM

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