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Hi! New to the forum, but been checking it out for a couple months now. Bought a 98 RAV4L (100k miles) the last week in August this year. Seemed like a dream car until tonight! ...
On the way home from the gym we were stopped at a traffic light and I noticed that the engine was idling around 1500RPM (it was well warmed up). I tapped the gas (and released) and then it idled around 2000RPM. Another tap & idled at 2500RPM. (I'm rounding here, but it's not far off the mark.) Eventually, without touching the gas pedal, it drops slowly back down to around 1500RPM, but never down to where it normally idles when warm (800RPM maybe?).
I've seen some people mention "sticky throttle body" in another thread (which is what I thought, too). Also, there's no "check engine" light which would be consistent with a mechanically sticky throttle. But has the "sticky throttle" syndrome ever happened to anyone this suddenly (over the course of less than 2 hours)? In addition, has a sticky throttle ever kept the engine from ever going all the way back down? I suppose something may have dislodged suddenly, but it still seems fishy.
Any other ideas?
Todd
On the way home from the gym we were stopped at a traffic light and I noticed that the engine was idling around 1500RPM (it was well warmed up). I tapped the gas (and released) and then it idled around 2000RPM. Another tap & idled at 2500RPM. (I'm rounding here, but it's not far off the mark.) Eventually, without touching the gas pedal, it drops slowly back down to around 1500RPM, but never down to where it normally idles when warm (800RPM maybe?).
I've seen some people mention "sticky throttle body" in another thread (which is what I thought, too). Also, there's no "check engine" light which would be consistent with a mechanically sticky throttle. But has the "sticky throttle" syndrome ever happened to anyone this suddenly (over the course of less than 2 hours)? In addition, has a sticky throttle ever kept the engine from ever going all the way back down? I suppose something may have dislodged suddenly, but it still seems fishy.
Any other ideas?
Todd