- Nov 18, 2004
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Backstory:
The civic has been in Germany with my family for 2 years b/c that was his duty assignment (military). 1 month ago it was shipped back to the states and I picked it up in Baltimore and drove it back home (blacksburg, va).
Problem:
On startup after letting it sit for a day the RPMs will drop from 1500 to less than 500, the engine will run very rough, and then it will return to normal. 20 seconds later it will repeat the same thing. This goes on for about 5-8 cycles and then the car runs perfectly fine (40 mpg, smooth acceleration and shifting).
Shutting it down and then restarting it after an hour or so does have the same effect, it works perfectly.
Attempted fix:
On startup I've tried revving the engine to about 2500-3000 RPM but that doesn't seem to have any effect.
Question:
What is going on?
Can it be fixed by me (very noobish w/ cars)?
How much should it cost to fix at a shop?
The civic has been in Germany with my family for 2 years b/c that was his duty assignment (military). 1 month ago it was shipped back to the states and I picked it up in Baltimore and drove it back home (blacksburg, va).
Problem:
On startup after letting it sit for a day the RPMs will drop from 1500 to less than 500, the engine will run very rough, and then it will return to normal. 20 seconds later it will repeat the same thing. This goes on for about 5-8 cycles and then the car runs perfectly fine (40 mpg, smooth acceleration and shifting).
Shutting it down and then restarting it after an hour or so does have the same effect, it works perfectly.
Attempted fix:
On startup I've tried revving the engine to about 2500-3000 RPM but that doesn't seem to have any effect.
Question:
What is going on?
Can it be fixed by me (very noobish w/ cars)?
How much should it cost to fix at a shop?
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