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Hi. I'm in the UK and have recently purchased a used 2011 (registered

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Hi. I'm in the UK and have recently purchased a used 2011 (registered March) Nissan Qashqai 1.6 Acenta. I have noticed that if the engine has not been started for several hours that initial revs at idle are approx 1700 RPM . This settles to approx 750 idle after driving the vehicle for approx one minute. Is 1700 normal? This is consistently happening at fairly warm outside air temperatures -f 25C (77F) being the most recent for example. 1700 seems a bit high to what I'm used to. The car has a one year warranty which I could claim on. I'm just not sure if this is a fault, or an expected engine management characteristic.
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hi there

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1700 RPMS for a cold idle is considerable high

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On initial start the engine should generally rev to about 1200-1500 RPM's and then taper down immediately to around 900 rpms while the engine warms up.

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then warm engine idle of 750 is perfect

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let me know how else I can help please.

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Customer: replied 3 years ago.

On initial start the engine should generally rev to about 1200-1500 RPM's and then taper down immediately to around 900 rpms while the engine warms up.

Thanks Jake. If you could just clarify for me please:

You say the revs should immediately taper down to 900....Are we literally talking just a few seconds? At idle with no fan or air con, mine drops from 1750 to 1500 after 10-15 seconds approx . It takes a further 50 seconds approx to ramp down to 900 rpm.

Yes, 5-10 seconds max.
Then RPM's will be just slightly higher than normal (about 900) until the engine is fully warmed up and idling at 750rpms.
Your idle is too high.
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