I just purchased a 2000 S2000 with 5,800 miles on it. The car is mint! Pics will follow soon.

Today, I went through the 8 hour detail to remove oxidation and some marring from the paint. It's about 10 degrees in Chicago and in my garage when I first started it (before my heater had the garage to 50*), the car revved up to like 2,500 rpm and then came back down and stalled. This all happened very quickly.

I started it back up and held the accelerator this time and it was fine. It then idled down to about 1k.

Later, after about 8 hours, but the car had been in a 50 degree garage, I started it again and it revved to 2,500 and then fell to about 200 rpm, about stalled and then caught itself and idled fine at about 1k.

I wonder if it was an isolated case, or if it's something I should worry about? The car ran perfect on my drive home from the prior owners house ( 2 hour drive).

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

***I just noticed I posted this in the wrong portion of the forum. I couldn't figure out to move it----SORRY!!***

 

It happens to me all the time in the cold. I don't think the 10W30 likes 10 degree weather.

 

Yes these Canadian winters aren't too friendly in the mornings...
It usually stalls for me 1 time when it's -8 to -15 weather.

 

Its been stalling for me too. Starts up to 2.5k then stalls. Restart and its back up to 2k and steady until it warms up then down to 900 even and idles within 10rpm of 900