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rickeo
08-09-2011, 06:09 PM
2004 GT Manual
45k Miles
92/93 Octane always
Conventional Castrol oil changes every 3k miles.
AFE Shift Kit
Mazdaspeed dual-canister exhaust
Everything else is stock


A couple weeks ago, I came to a stop at a light and noticed my idle was fluctuating from ~1000 to ~1600 back and forth. I could get it to stop (sometimes) by giving it a few good revs.

This only seems to happen every so often; definitely not every time I drive my car.

The higher revs i'm doing in attempts to get it to go back to normal. ;) Any idea's? It doesn't seem to be negatively affecting anything that I can tell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWUSp0fUBYQ

I posted over at rx8club.com of course... http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=221410

xdrift0rx
08-09-2011, 11:31 PM
are all of your plugs firing? the way its revving makes it sound like the engine internals are okay...

there are a couple things that the first few years of the rx8 had that were weird maintenance items. coil packs were one of them.

it could be a vacuum leak, though doubtful.

oil pressure good? air filter good? does the power delivery feel any different? no CEL?

rickeo
08-09-2011, 11:32 PM
Turns out its just the neutral switch going... Thanks though!