Fulhamsteve
Member
Hello all.
I recently have been having some intermittent issues with my 2.2 stalling/ RPM sharply dropping and hunting idle when cold starting, especially when it's cold/damp outside. This typically resolves itself after I let it run for 15-20 seconds and the car will run perfectly after it's out of the system. Happens regardless of MAF being plugged in and no relevant codes.
Anyway, something weird I noticed the other night, I recently installed a new Sony bluetooth head unit. This could be a coincidence but the car stalled precisely as my head unit paired with my phone via bluetooth. Literally exactly as it paired, bam the revs dropped and idle started hunting. I got to thinking about it and realised, my normal habit is to get into the car, start it, and pair my phone with head unit as it idles. The short time it takes to turn on the head unit, turn on my bluetooth, and get them paired would roughly coincide with the short amount of time it takes for the idle to start playing up. Today I left the head unit off, and no stall or idle issues.
Am I losing my mind here? Surely the head unit (specifically the bluetooth) couldn't be interfering with the car's running, could it? Part of me thinks this must be a red herring but thought I'd consult the experts.
I recently have been having some intermittent issues with my 2.2 stalling/ RPM sharply dropping and hunting idle when cold starting, especially when it's cold/damp outside. This typically resolves itself after I let it run for 15-20 seconds and the car will run perfectly after it's out of the system. Happens regardless of MAF being plugged in and no relevant codes.
Anyway, something weird I noticed the other night, I recently installed a new Sony bluetooth head unit. This could be a coincidence but the car stalled precisely as my head unit paired with my phone via bluetooth. Literally exactly as it paired, bam the revs dropped and idle started hunting. I got to thinking about it and realised, my normal habit is to get into the car, start it, and pair my phone with head unit as it idles. The short time it takes to turn on the head unit, turn on my bluetooth, and get them paired would roughly coincide with the short amount of time it takes for the idle to start playing up. Today I left the head unit off, and no stall or idle issues.
Am I losing my mind here? Surely the head unit (specifically the bluetooth) couldn't be interfering with the car's running, could it? Part of me thinks this must be a red herring but thought I'd consult the experts.
