Wacked idle! please help!

hey guys, car idle is running bad. it idles just below normal (700 or so) but when the brake is pressed or the steering is turning it drops right down and almost stalls. the exhaust note is raspy, and bouncy like a wrx.. the engine is vibrating slightly but more than usual. didn't have any problems, until last night. i checked engine oil level which was fine but then it was empty in the span of 3hrs :confused:

i was thinking i may have warped my head as i drove for around 10mins with low/no oil, but hopefully not.. slight problem with start up so maybe simple sparkies? no problems with the car revving out.

someone please help! i will be getting it around to a mech. but in the mean time whats wrong with the car!

spark plug, distributor or maybe spark plus..

check everything is fit nicely

try doing this initally
(throttle body clean)
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35488
then if still going then do these 2
(IACV clean)
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4693
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51798

Is your engine cool now? Check the oil level again.

cleaning the throttle body usually fixes a low idle problem, but yours sounds more severe

:eek:

so your loosing alot of oil right?

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Originally Posted by bevis90

spark plug, distributor or maybe spark plus..

check everything is fit nicely

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i think this is the problem

sounds like its misfiring. id say firstly check ur sparkplugs, ur leads , and dizzy as some has mentioned

oil level is ok atm, will keep checking to see if it goes missing again.

yea arthur, list alot of oil at some stage.. will be cleaning the throttle body once i found out that i can rev the car out. haven't been revving it as im a bit worried that head might be damaged.

is there black shit in ur coolant ?? or when you open up the oil cap is there brown sludge there ??

with the idle.. might b a problem with your alternator.. but id sort out the oil issue first.. sounds more important

coolant is normal, but the overflow tank is dirty as.

will be going to mech. tomorow to get the sparkies checked

Overflow bottle looks like it has oil mixed in with the coolant?