High Revs at cold start... ugh

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01-10-2007 | 07:21 PM

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ninjastance

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Originally Posted by scionofPCFL

I read somewhere that you're supposed to keep it in "P" and redline it till the light goes out. Or maybe that was what not to do, oh it's just so confusing.

hrmm, you forgot to add [sarcasm] [/sarcasm]

01-10-2007 | 08:02 PM

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lufoxe

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Originally Posted by scionofPCFL

I read somewhere that you're supposed to keep it in "P" and redline it till the light goes out. Or maybe that was what not to do, oh it's just so confusing.

that's just too good... worst part is that there are people who do it

01-10-2007 | 09:15 PM

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GUY

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I have a 05 auto will not go in to od till blue light goes out

01-14-2007 | 06:38 AM

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chunk13

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i have an 04 auto. sometimes mine will idle at 2k for about 10 seconds when i first start it up and then lower to about 1200-1300. its not a problem from what i've been told

01-14-2007 | 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HeathenBrewing

It still amazes me how little people actually read the owners manual.

QFT

01-16-2007 | 07:28 PM

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Fusion-Ti

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Yup, this is the reason. A lot of cars do this actually...for the same reason. And yes, it's in the manual.

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Originally Posted by TomTom

I believe the owner's manual says the initial high RPMs are so the catalytic converter will warm up faster to reduce pollutants.

As mentioned, Toyota does not recommend a lengthy warmup. They say it's okay to drive away once the engine idle speed has stabilized. However, this might take a half minute or so in colder weather.