Hard cold start

[xdavesmithx]

This has been going on since I bought the car nearly a year ago, but now that it's starting to get colder in the mornings again, I want to finally take care of this issue. When starting my car, I need to keep my foot part way on the throttle or else it will stall out. The RPMs don't go any higher than regular idle, as they should on a cold start, so I essentially need to do that job myself. Once it warms up a bit, the car idles just fine and gives me no issues. During the coldest months of the year, it becomes quite a nuisance, as i have to sit in the car on the throttle until the car is able to idle on its own before I can go anywhere. I'm assuming this is just a bad sensor or possibly a vacuum leak, but a push in the right direction would be much appreciated!

[xdavesmithx]

bump

[Ether-D]

Idle control valve. Clean it. Then report back. It's free and might work.

[xdavesmithx]

it's worth a shot! I'll do that when I get home

[xdavesmithx]

well that did the trick. I feel like an idiot for not having done that earlier. haha

[Ether-D]

Word!