Low Idle How to Increase?

mnorris23 · Post by **mnorris23** » 20 Mar 2016, 09:30

Hey everybody, I've read that you can increase the idle level somewhere on the car (2000 S70 GLT) and since I'm idling at a low RPM I was hoping I could get advice on how to increase it. Is there a knob or something that I can turn to increase my idle level?

Post by **abscate** » 20 Mar 2016, 16:40

Not adjustable, unlike your grandfathers Volvo.

Engine management is now a science

mnorris23 · Post by **mnorris23** » 20 Mar 2016, 18:08

abscate wrote:Not adjustable, unlike your grandfathers Volvo.

Engine management is now a science

That sucks :/ sometimes gotta hate electronics.

Post by **abscate** » 21 Mar 2016, 05:21

the cars are more efficient and much more reliable than past. If your idle Speed isn't right, you probably have a vacuum leak of some kind.

mnorris23 · Post by **mnorris23** » 21 Mar 2016, 10:06

abscate wrote:the cars are more efficient and much more reliable than past. If your idle Speed isn't right, you probably have a vacuum leak of some kind.

well right now my ETM isn't programmed for my car (had to replace a failing one and am stuck with a incorrectly programmed ETM) which is causing low idle due to the throttle position to be incorrect. Could this damage my car having an incorrectly programmed ETM put in? I plan to replace it with a good one programmed correctly eventually.

Post by **precopster** » 22 Mar 2016, 14:05

It will eventually kill the cat converter which is an expensive part of the exhaust system.