how many revs at idle? and where does your temp guage sit?

1. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #1 8th February 2010, 13:08

   Changing my dials about. how many revs at idle is it supposed to run at? atm mines on the 750 revs line, is this about right?
   and also, wheres the temp gauge supposed to sit at when you first turn the car on for a cold engine? mines just sitting on the bottom of the scale, is this right?
2. toms200sx Newbie Joined: Feb 2010 Chichester Posts: 2 Black Vtr, nissan 200sx s14, mk2 golf gti 16v

   #2 8th February 2010, 13:19

   sounds about right to me, idle should be 750rpm but anything under 1000 is fine usually, and temp gauage sits below the mark when its cold
3. waynaldo1 Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 uk Posts: 609 2001 mk2 Silver Saxo VTS

   #3 8th February 2010, 13:20

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by LSOfreak Changing my dials about. how many revs at idle is it supposed to run at? atm mines on the 750 revs line, is this about right? and also, wheres the temp gauge supposed to sit at when you first turn the car on for a cold engine? mines just sitting on the bottom of the scale, is this right?

   dont know if thats right but my saxo also sits the same as both of yours so guessing it should be around that !
4. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #4 8th February 2010, 14:40

   thanks, can anyone else confirm this?
5. MunkyBoy Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS

   #5 8th February 2010, 14:42

   I idle about 800 I guess... Could be 750. My temp sits at the same aswell.
6. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #6 8th February 2010, 14:45

   850rpm, temp is correct. The gauge only reads working temperatures. Ie it's scale does not start at zero degrees it's probably at about 50 degrees or somewhere like that at the bottom of the scale..