whiskeymonkey
New Member
Honda Civic EX 2000, purchased used 2 years ago.
75,000 miles
When driving, the engine will unexpectedly shoot up about 500 or 1000 rpms.
Sometimes I can just tap the accelerator, which causes the engine to drop back down to a normal driving rpm. Sometimes this doesn't work.
The car does NOT surge forward. The engine just revs higher than normal.
I had this diagnosed as something called an "idle valve," but this was a year ago, and I can't remember if that was the exact term. It was also from a mechanic that I later considered to be dishonest, so I never followed up on that repair. (a second diagnosis, from a different mechanic, found no such problem...)
If anyone has advice, it would be greatly appreciated.
thank you
75,000 miles
When driving, the engine will unexpectedly shoot up about 500 or 1000 rpms.
Sometimes I can just tap the accelerator, which causes the engine to drop back down to a normal driving rpm. Sometimes this doesn't work.
The car does NOT surge forward. The engine just revs higher than normal.
I had this diagnosed as something called an "idle valve," but this was a year ago, and I can't remember if that was the exact term. It was also from a mechanic that I later considered to be dishonest, so I never followed up on that repair. (a second diagnosis, from a different mechanic, found no such problem...)
If anyone has advice, it would be greatly appreciated.
thank you