# Idle troubles

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-troubles/41812>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda3, mazda\
**Created:** [January 3, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-troubles/41812 "2010-01-03T23:38:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![yoyotrickdaddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/85e7bf/32.png) [@yoyotrickdaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yoyotrickdaddy)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-troubles/41812/1 "2010-01-03T23:38:09Z")

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I have a 2004 Mazda 3 manual. I just had the battery replaced, and now, whenever the car comes to a stop and is in neutral, the engine is revving and sputtering. Any ideas of what’s wrong?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-troubles/41812/2 "2010-01-04T00:29:02Z")

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Mayhaps you should read this. [http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery\_disconnect\_problems.htm](http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_disconnect_problems.htm)

Tester

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle-troubles/41812/3 "2010-01-04T00:50:04Z")

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Let it sit and idle for ten minutes and see if that cures it.