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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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I have an 09 X 6 speed and it's only got around 5700 miles and you know how when you are at a stop and it idles at around 900 rpms. Well every once in a while it will start to idle at around 600 rpms.
I took it to the dealer and I couldn't replicate it.

Is this bad? Everytime it starts to idle at 600 rpms I treat it as a stall and I turn it off and restart.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by matt852
I have an 09 X 6 speed and it's only got around 5700 miles and you know how when you are at a stop and it idles at around 900 rpms. Well every once in a while it will start to idle at around 600 rpms.
I took it to the dealer and I couldn't replicate it.

Is this bad? Everytime it starts to idle at 600 rpms I treat it as a stall and I turn it off and restart.
Mine has done this a couple of times but has never stalled. It would always recover too, like from a dead stop and the light changes kind of thing. Not too sure what it is and it only happens once in a while.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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Don't mean to be an A**, but is your A/C on, or even the fan?
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Fly-Attack
Don't mean to be an A**, but is your A/C on, or even the fan?
Mine acts up w/ without a/c, but that doesnt mean it needed it for cooling. Good thought!
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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them az boyz got defected jeeps!

nah but you guys wheel mud pretty often, talking about matt, judging from some pics neway...
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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your's idles at 900 normally?
mine idles at around 600 normally.
I'm pretty sure it might have something to do with the eco system built into it but i can't find shit on it in the manual so i have no idea.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Mine noramlly idles at around 600. Does it act like it's idling rough? I would be more curious as to why it idles around 900 personally, if it is idling there after it warms up anyway.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Mine has done this a couple of times too. I think its emissions related.

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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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The first thing I would look for is a vacuum leak. High idle indicates that you have one. The normal idle speed is around 600-700 rpm. In your situation when the computer tries to idle it down then it wants to die. If you can't find a vacuum leak, I would check the EGR to see if it was sticking open a little.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 05:49 AM
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I never use my A/C my doors are usually off and my side windows are always down. I cleaned all the mud out all the time. I think it's probably emissions.
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