# Engine idling on 2001 Avalon V6

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-idling-on-2001-avalon-v6/13875>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 11, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-idling-on-2001-avalon-v6/13875 "2008-05-11T12:48:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jph2os](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jph2os](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jph2os)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-idling-on-2001-avalon-v6/13875/1 "2008-05-11T12:48:27Z")

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I have a 200l Avalon V6 and at cold starts I have trouble keeping the engine idling without pushing down the gas pedal. Once the engine as warmed up, the problems seems to go away, although the RPM is less than 1000. The engine runs good and has 124,000 miles. Any thoughts on the problem?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-idling-on-2001-avalon-v6/13875/2 "2008-05-11T12:50:30Z")

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The Idle Air Control motor and the Mass Air Flow Sensor are the first two things that I would check. A vacuum leak is another possibility.

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**Author:** ![Jph2os](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jph2os](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jph2os)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-idling-on-2001-avalon-v6/13875/3 "2008-05-11T12:54:48Z")

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Thanks, I will check these out.

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**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-idling-on-2001-avalon-v6/13875/4 "2008-05-11T13:18:41Z")

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is the check engine light on? i would think this type of idle problem would put it on.

if it is on, get the codes read and put them back on here.

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**Author:** ![Jph2os](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jph2os](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jph2os)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-idling-on-2001-avalon-v6/13875/5 "2008-05-11T13:43:18Z")

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Cappy, the engine light does not come on