REVscene - Vancouver Automotive Forum


Welcome to the REVscene Automotive Forum forums.

Registration is Free!You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.


Go Back   REVscene Automotive Forum > Technical Discussion > Audio, Video, & Security Tech
Added accessory, now car idles low Added accessory, now car idles low
Register FAQ Calendar

Audio, Video, & Security Tech This forum is brought to you by Sounds Good Auto in Coquitlam and Burnaby.

Enter SPL Competitions, display your Setups, DIY Projects

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 10-15-2009, 11:03 AM   #1
Get Money, Get Paid
 
Volvoman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Richmond
Posts: 2,285
Thanked 1,264 Times in 262 Posts
Failed 55 Times in 19 Posts
Added accessory, now car idles low
I added a set of 55w foglights to my car recently. I've noticed that when I have them on alongside my headlights, the car idles dangerously low hovering just over 500 rpm. When I turn off the foglights, the engine idles higher near 600 rpm.

What can I do to prevent this from happening? The car is a 2007 model, the battery is stock. Is this an alternator issue?
Advertisement
Volvoman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2009, 12:31 PM   #2
MG1
Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 25,201
Thanked 11,831 Times in 5,078 Posts
Failed 317 Times in 203 Posts
Is everything connected well? As in all connections are solid and wires are in good shape.

Battery is in good condition...... load test done on charging system?

Sounds like taking the car in to get the charging system looked over is in order. Normally free just about anywhere. Soundsgood are good guys. Installerz or Orgasmic Donator will probably check it out for you.
__________________
Quote:
"there but for the grace of god go I"
Quote:
Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
YODO = You Only Die Once.

Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.

"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
MG1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2009, 10:40 PM   #3
My homepage has been set to RS
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 2,054
Thanked 85 Times in 35 Posts
Failed 8 Times in 3 Posts
If its an 07 it should be able to handle an additional 55w pair of bulbs. Check your wiring and check your grounds and switch for your fog lights.

Seems like bad ground somewhere
__________________
W2
dohboi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-16-2009, 07:57 AM   #4
Get Money, Get Paid
 
Volvoman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Richmond
Posts: 2,285
Thanked 1,264 Times in 262 Posts
Failed 55 Times in 19 Posts
the right foglight is grounded to the chassis and the left foglight is grounded to the engine block.

pics below

http://members.shaw.ca/volvoman/inde...r/IMG_3102.JPG
http://members.shaw.ca/volvoman/inde...r/IMG_3103.JPG

The grounds seem good and they're in tight
Volvoman is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:10 AM.
Contact Us - REVscene.net - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.
Revscene.net cannot be held accountable for the actions of its members nor does the opinions of the members represent that of Revscene.net