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Old 07-19-2010, 04:12 AM   #28 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Svietlana II - '13 Peugeot 308SW e-HDI 6sp
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post
Can you back the idle down a bit? I managed to back mine down to ~600 rpms which trimmed down the idle consumption rate to ~.45-.48 gph according to the SG. Before it was about .55 gph. But if i kick on the AC or steer or cause the fan to turn on, the idle jumps up to close to 1k rpms.
Maybe the engine jumps to 1000 rpms because that's what the A/C compressor needs and can't function at a slower speed?

Here's some more idle talk:
How's your idle? (Just some idle blabbing)
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