Maserati 3200 - idling rpm question

Maserati 3200 - idling rpm question

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Crawfy

Original Poster:

7 posts

212 months

Tuesday 17th October 2006
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Took a look at a Maserati 3200 today with a view to purchasing. Having seen and driven a few now, I noticed that after the engine was started the idling rpm oscillated around the 1,000 rpm mark for a couple of mins but then steadied out as the engine warmed up. Has anyone else experienced this with their 3200? Is it normal? The car is otherwise good with a good dealership history. Any suggestions?

markusus

22 posts

219 months

Wednesday 18th October 2006
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same thing with my car, the dealer checked and found nothing to be wrong... with ac on, the rpm are stable at around 1000, with ac off idling around 1000 +- 100.

s2_dpd

249 posts

230 months

Wednesday 18th October 2006
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Crawfy said:
Is it normal?


Completely normal.

rs48635

554 posts

215 months

Wednesday 18th October 2006
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anything is normal for a 3200 ;-)
In truth any fuel injected car should have a rock-steady idle.
who wants to idle anyway - get moving.

ravix

155 posts

213 months

Wednesday 18th October 2006
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Mine does this also.

stevenm

218 posts

275 months

Thursday 19th October 2006
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same here. gives it a nice throbbing sound at idle!

the.raven

22 posts

211 months

Thursday 19th October 2006
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This makes me feel a bit better as mine does the same