Clio 182 idle ???

[mrben]

Just got a clio 182 cup and the idle seems abit rough ! i have heard they are like that and its noting to worry about ! Car starts and runs fine , is this normal ??

[bones33]

They all idle not that great would not worry about it.

[John D.]

Yep. "They all do that Sir"

My 172 Cup is particularly lumpy from cold - they are all set to idle high (1100rpm-ish) from cold for a few minutes, some kind of emmissions thing I believe.

[182driver]

Yep they start off at just over 1k rpm and then drop to about 400rpm after a few mins once the engine starts to warm. My 182 is actually very good and doesn't seem lumpy at all which amazes me because my 1.6 was TERRIBLE at this!

[Johnnytheboy]

Yep, they all idle dreadfully (and have no power) for a few minutes.

[John D.]

Have no power?

I've never booted mine from cold to find out personally. Certainly seem sufficient to me. Perhaps maybe a little trickier to balance revs when pulling away sometimes.

I know the rev limit is pegged back to 6.5k until the ecu deams everything to be up to temperature.

[182driver]

I've had this discussion on a different forum before and I too find that the engine acts very odd when cold, like it is missing power. Once the engine is warm it makes a world of difference.

[Johnnytheboy]

I guess I should have said "less torque".

[Defcon5]

182driver said:

Yep they start off at just over 1k rpm and then drop to about 400rpm

400rpm? You sure?

[bones33]

yep most of 400

[hewlett]

I can tell when the oil needs changing buy how 'tappety' the car is at idle, it's a useful prompt to do it about every 5K which incidentally is why I think the engine is still so strong after so many miles, always warmed it up and never gone too far between oil changes, touch wood of course!

[John D.]

Mine has always sounded 'tappety' when idling hot - I've been told this is not actually the tappets though rather something to do with the carbon canister IIRC (whatever that is! )

Change the oil on mine every 6k, fits neatly between a service every 12k that way. Mine certainly seems to be going strong.