Hey all.

When I finishe the valve adjustment and put it all back together and started it, the car is now idling rough. It almost seems as if it's misfiring or something. Idle is normal but the sound is very deep an almost "CAM'D" (sp).

Any suggestions?

I also reset the ECU by disconnecting the battery didn't know if that would help any.

Thanks in advance.
brian

 

obvious question but did you do the adjustment correctly?!

 

Did you do the adjustment with a cold motor? Also, when you reset the ECU, did you do the idle relearn procedure?

 

I have done adjustments on B and D series many-o- times but was extra careful on this one and looked up a forum on here on how to do it on the S. I followed it to the T but now am stumped!!!

Brian

 

Did not do the " idle relearn procedure" never heard of it.

 

Did you make sure the engine was cold when you did the adjustment? The idle relearn procedure basically involves holding the throttle at 3K RPM until the thermostat opens (cooling fans turn on) with all of your climate controls off.

 

Engine was in my garage temp, about 85 degrees and sat off for a couple hours.

I'm nervous about the idle relearn because of it running this way.

 

Do you have a check engine light?

 

The code has been on for running rich so I'm not sure if another code popped up.

I did the idle relearn and it didn't fix it but died when I let off the gas......

 

If it's idling THAT bad...then no offense, something's jacked up with your adjustment if it was running fine before the adjustment took place. Just curious, what values did you use for each side when doing the adjustment?