How to set the idle speed by the Honda Idle Learn Procedure 2006-2011 8th gen Civic

Hello and welcome to another episode of Kelvin's Garage! Did you recently clean your throttle body only to find that the idle speed is MUCH HIGHER or acting funny? In this episode, we show you how to set the engine idle speed by performing the official Honda Idle Learn Procedure! Once you re-train the engine computer, the idle speed will sit exactly where it needs to be!
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[@donandpam]

Thank you for this. Bought 10 year old Jazz that had a very fast idle speed. Think the dealer had either removed the battery or allowed it to fully drain. When re-connected/charged the car did not have chance to reset the correct idle speed. My wife spent most of the time with her foot on the brakes as the car was constantly pulling away. Racing engine producing far too much noise. I disconnected the battery for 15 minutes, reconnected and made sure everything was turned off. Re-started and the idle speed was about 1500+rpm. Held the rpm at 3000 for about 4 minutes until i was sure the fan was cutting in. Then allowed the engine to idle and it dropped to about 700rpm. Left it idling for 10minutes. Turned off the ignition and then re-started. Idle was about 1000rpm and quickly dropped back to about 700rpm. Wife now totally happy as this makes the car much easier to handle. Thank you so much, this had made such a great difference. Perfect !!!

[@John-ly4pu]

Help why its hard to maintain revving 3k rpm? Please help no matter how i try its always above or below 3k

[@LeticioCocjin]

Thanks Kelvin, did the exact process thanks to you after cleaning the throttle body, and the idle surging in park at almost 2k rpm. The process worked like a charm bro. God bless and be safe

[@DrBill-zv5dx]

I did everything you said. Idle was still rough . I took it for a good drive and it reset itself to 800 RPM. Purrs like a kitten . Odometer reads 200k ,it now runs better than it’s ever run before . Thanks so much . 👍

[@osbornrides]

It's not a click bait Highly recommend I have recently cleaned the throttle body on my 8th generation honda accord 2.4 MT, the idle was at 1.5 rpm before reset and I have tried your procedure it works as oe reset and it now idle at 0.7k rpm. Thank you very much.

[@John-ly4pu]

Help why its hard to maintain revving 3k rpm? Please help no matter how i try its always above or below 3k

[@John-ly4pu]

Help pls

[@Kejato]

Cleaned the throttle body, rpm/idle starts surging, saw this video and followed the procedures, rpm/idle went back to normal, thank you! Honda civic 1.8 2012

[@yassineyahia4110]

I have the same year and model as your 2012 Honda Civic 1.8 . But for me after cleaning the throttle body I got three lights on my dash after that engine,vsa, steering lights. Did this happened to you?

[@mohammadbarakat5084]

​@@yassineyahia4110 Happened to me, my Mechanic did a procedure -not exactly sure- basically disconnected the battery then after that put ignition key to position 2 without starting then position 0 repeated three times. Traction control, steering light turned off after this

[@Omar-nd6lh]

You, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. This fixed my car. All this time I thought it was because my car was getting old. I lost faith in my car and only used it to drive short distances. Now full confidence is restored.

[@John-ly4pu]

Help why its hard to maintain revving 3k rpm? Please help no matter how i try its always above or below 3k

[@John-ly4pu]

Help pls

[@thinhdang7998]

Thank you for your video. My 2011 Honda Accord ex-l 2.4l now running like a champ. Your video is very detailed. A small tip from me: I used a stick to push down the gas pedal and let it leans against the seat at position of 3k Rev and then just walk away to work on my garden for about 10 minutes then come back to check the radiator fan (hood is open). Guess I don't have enough patience. Anyway very appreciate your video.

[@John-ly4pu]

Help why its hard to maintain revving 3k rpm? Please help no matter how i try its always above or below 3k

[@my2moneypits]

This video was super helpful! Worked on my 2013, now it runs great

[@zakiazmi7457]

Thanks a lot! Very helpful! Got same issue with my honda jazz 2016. Rpm a little bit over 1000rpm during idle, and car always want to go forward when i'm not pressing the gas pedal. After do this relearn process, car baxk to normal again! 👍👍👍

[@khDec1969]

Thank you so much. Great detail ! I read the website's directions , but actually watching someone do the idle relearn first helped me have more confidence in doing this task. Great video!

[@andresramirez6232]

Accord EXL 2011 my trottle was going crazy I was just thinking in buying a new one! This worked 100% Thanks

[@Banephoenix]

Thank you so much.... this help me so much to fix the RPM, after cleaning throttle body the the RPM were over 15, now is smooth and below 10.

[@jeffreybiabo9521]

quick tip, when you disconnect the batter turn the headlights to the on position do that it full drains all electricity. (thanks scotty Kilmer=) )

[@CaliRob281]

Yep, during air bag replacement procedures I always turned the key to get those loose electrons out!

[@jigawatt7126]

I like to smash the horn a few times

[@waverider5751]

If the headlights run off a relay, it won’t discharge like you think.

[@janibhatti2317]

Hi thanks kelvin just done this procedure and its worked now my idle is just right thank you 👍

[@jimcollins9999]

Good video & instruction procedure my friend. Well done!

[@frankvarela8520]

Thank you for this video I was having this trouble for about a week until I saw a video I just tried it this morning On her Saturday And it took exactly what you said my RPMs are back down were they belong Because they were fluctuating from a thousand to 1400

[@frankvarela8520]

Well it worked a little time. But its now back at square 1. RPM's 1,000 to 1,400. I'm lost of words now

[@jeremiahfrancisco3034]

Did this on my Honda CR-V 2015 2.0l.. worked really well.. I was having issues with the idle settling at 1,100..

[@cognac8297]

Then the sensor itself was always faulty.

[@charleskaroki8956]

Very helpful, I did the same to have my vehicle's engine RPM back to its normal range

[@simplemind872]

Hi Kelvin, I cleaned the throttle body ( butterfly, flap) but I don't think I did it right! I used the tooth brush to brush it up and down without open the butterfly (someone step on gas pedal for you). How do I know if I mess up the whole unit? Do you know the sign that whole throttle body is mess up?? Thanks for your help.

[@muhammadfaizbinzulkarnain3423]

Thank you so much,my car back to normal back after cleaning throttle body❤thank you so much

[@tianchenghuang6437]

Thanks for your video, but why I car still has a sudden surge? 😢

[@captainwho1]

Thanks! My 1996 Honda Civic makes no mention of any idle learn procedure but I suspect that something similar applies even though they don't bother to inform us in the manual! They do make mention of using the "Honda PGM Tester" as preferred method of setting idle speed vs. using the idle speed screw on the throttle body so I guess we have to assume that they are saying that you can either make direct adjustment with that tool or you can simply see if the idle learn cycle has completed. Mysterious.

[@grincadorna4599]

Nicely explained thanks,,,Which app on obd are u using

[@kelvinsgarage]

OBD Fusion, paid app but worth it

[@bronniesboy]

Spot on. Worked for me Honda Accord euro 2009 2.0 R20A3

[@randyrand5891]

Thank you. The small details really helped

[@roc_kies]

Very powerful and well educative video… Thanks I use a Honda civic lx 2010 and it looses power when accelerating, sometimes at idle position the engine runs at 2000 rpm . Please can you help me out

[@kahfaitan9310]

Good and thanks ...it works on my honda city tmo

[@toshibahomeschool5704]

I did a head gasket job. 40 days without running. What if I do not do the recommended procedure? Wich consecuences could I spect? Thanks for your vid.

[@abraham88garcia]

Thanks this is really helpful So since I didn't do it when I changed my battery do I need to unplug my battery and do the idle process Or can I do it without having to unplug the battery??

[@kelvinsgarage]

You need to unplug the battery to reset the ECU and prep it for the idle learning process.

[@amill1563]

Also we just put in a Walker Cat. My back bumper is still sooty after now 10 days or so of installing the new Cat. My car has over 500k but the compression was about 154 for all cylinders. Do you think I am burning oil and is this an issue?

[@lilsavagegod]

it probably is and that’s fine

[@sickoprintingsickosticker9556]

This actually works man thanks

[@starkid6910]

Car still shakes for me.

[@petrusgoel]

TQVM...i just clean my honda stream rn6 TB that having the same engine and i am facing the same problem. I will try this steps and hope it will help. TQVM

[@mohammadaburayyan9367]

Thank you for the video Is it valid procedure for honda pilot 2011 ?? I did it step by step but didn't work actually. Is there another procedure for pilot 2011

[@Adamfitz93]

Take a shot every time he says “okay” *proceeds to die*

[@1776FreedomNow]

is there a relearn procedure for the idle air control valve on a 1994 Honda Civic?

[@iceice9345]

Thank you very much. 👍

[@rafatmohammed2984]

I have the same car and in my car the car is shaking at idle or reverse. I also noticed that the RPM goes down. Do you have any idea how to fix that?

[@kooppoopmax5812]

the torque mount under the car is likely worn out, when i replaced that in mine, my car felt amazing at idle and reverse

[@amill1563]

Hey KEL, my Civic is shutting down and not maintaining revs at a stop or going slowly. This has been very rare. Should I clean the MAF and throttle body as you have? I have an XTOOL diagnostic for Japanese cars.

[@teenice894]

Yes clean throttle body and do the relearn

[@amill1563]

@@teenice894 Thanks!

[@saudalamoudi8]

This actually worked on my 10th gen civic. I didn’t unplug the battery though.

[@DOUBLE0SEVUN]

Does the car need to be completely cold or can I do this with a warm engine?

[@austinaustile9444]

That's what I want to know

[@DOUBLE0SEVUN]

@@austinaustile9444 I did it while my car was cold and it worked

[@metzmatu8409]

The relearn of letting the engine idle for 5 minutes require engine warm at operating themperature. The reason holding the RPM at 3,000 is to speed up the engine warning to operating temp, where the fan turn on.

[@dpindra77]

after the engine fan turn on... throttle learning usually takes 10 - 15 minutes.

[@GG-un5wk]

Hey buddy I have a question. What is the reason for keeping the car at 3000 rpm? Is it just to warm it up faster for the fans to go off? Or is there another reason. Can I just let it run till warms up without keeping it to 3000 rpm? Thank you

[@kelvinsgarage]

not 100% sure but i think it’s (1) to warm it up to operating temps but also (2) to give it a reference point for the ecu to ‘know’ it’s at 3000 rpm. i think it’s necessary to to get it to 3000 rpm for it to work properly

[@GG-un5wk]

@@kelvinsgarage thank you. It does makes sense.

[@metzmatu8409]

Keeping it at 3,000 rpm is just to speed up engine warming.

[@toanptqd]

I did everything like you said and it back to normal. But there is one thing that the RPMs surging while braking at low speeds causing car to lunge forward, it is very annoying. Anyone experienced that and how to fix this? It wastes the gas

[@kelee0759]

my car blew up. thanks man

[@kimsawyer1775]

What!?!

[@carnold.knowledge]

Sweet!!!

[@johnrivers9828]

Your car blew you...huh?

[@khDec1969]

Yass!!

[@waverider5751]

Trolling

[@kounalex9581]

Idle is still too high even after i follow all your step. Can you help how to fix it?

[@BobbyLicious_]

i already remap...can i do this procedure? relearn

[@KylieSmith-o2o]

Hi sir kelvin i tried this method but i forgot to turn off the android head unit now my car won't start, I already tried to scanned bcm and abs fault also if i plug the scanner my car will start and if i unplugged it my car will back to normal and won't start please help

[@constantine3rd]

Do you need to this every time you disconnect the battery?

[@kelvinsgarage]

For an optimal idle speed, yes

[@abrahamtekpetey4408]

Can this procedure apply to 2016 honda crv?

[@Ncaa67]

Getting ready to clean my throttle body and do the reset now, let you know how it went!

[@jonathanruiz1543]

I have a Honda element the map sensor came out cause I didn’t do the relearn process will this for for 2011 element?

[@MarianneMartin-hy7ls]

Yes; it is in the service manual. Did you get the carb cleaner close or on the MAF sensor?

[@JimJohn-t7i]

Thank you for the video 👍

[@burhanimeterrepairing3071]

Verry verry good job sir me gujrat India se meter repair vala

[@kayjay4060]

It's 10 minutes from when it goes into learn procedure. Which you can see on some scanners. It has been consistently 10 minutes from that point. It takes about a minute. I would let it idle for at least 13 minutes after you let off the throttle if you have no way to verify. Disable VCM disablers during this procedure.

[@AniekanEshiet]

Could the idle relearn be done also in Honda Accords or only for Civics?

[@kelvinsgarage]

should be the same or similar for similar year Hondas but I’m not 100% sure

[@Miguel-bm8ex]

Very good my friend, is Jackie Chan your brother?

[@kelvinsgarage]

“Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?” -Rush Hour

[@glennleis4783]

Thanks a lot! It works!

[@Christian-fo5ln]

Would this also work on a 2009 civic 1.3 hybrid?

[@agungbudisatria5801]

Is it stay under 1k the day after? Or we need to do this procedure routinely?

[@raultellez7497]

My car is idling rough only in the mornings. Start driving it goes back to normal. How can I fix it?

[@butler2149]

Did you get it fixed having same problem

[@İsmailÖztürk026]

What about 7th gen civic (D16V1) ?

[@jeffersonvardespinotorres6351]

Gracias por tu video pude arreglar mi honda Civic 2010 con ese problema

[@Prxmise27]

Solo seguiste los pasos y te funcionó? Acabo de limpiar mi cuerpo de aceleración y en modo drive acelera solo

[@forresttaylor6849]

What if your already at temp?

[@metzmatu8409]

Just let it idke for at least 5-10 minutes

[@mazdarene]

Thank you man, very helpful your video

[@JeromeBautista-gw4uh]

I cant understand well regarding on fan...my question is after temp reach 94°f while on 3000rpm is it the fan automatically turn on/off?

[@MarianneMartin-hy7ls]

Yes, it should turn on automatically.

[@frankvarela8520]

False alarm. Just went to a car wash got a home into my parking lot complex and RPMs just started going back up again. So I'm going to try it one more time

[@Idelle23]

Thank😊

[@chelysgarage1457]

does this work on a 2018 honda pilot. dealers wants to charge me 200 bucks to do this.

[@oneilking5362]

Hi should I do the idle relearn procedure every time I change the battery ?

[@kelvinsgarage]

For the best performance, most likely yes.

[@mariomartinez7795]

Can I do this on my 2003 odyssey ? I clean th trottle But never did the relearn And now. Rpm wen like crazy. 3000 by it self. I had to Disconnect the negative. And looks like. Fix the problem but since I know now that need to do relearning I hope it will work

[@meannejohnslee4314]

i use my scan tools to just le learn when ever i clean throttle body . did not have problems

[@LawrenceSakum]

thanks alot very helpful

[@c.518]

What if its a 2013? If installing a new batt?

[@mahdiisaacs6680]

Hi. I had my Honda Civic 1.8 FN2 5 Door Hatch rev counter display fixed since it went off and on randomly or if I pressed the display button. Now my Rev Counter reading is completely out. Anyone know the fix. Can you please advise.

[@joehumeas7196]

I cleaned the throttle body and did this relearn procedure. My car now idles at 1,100 RPM. Any tips on how to get it down to 600-800 RPM?

[@C7Tmac]

I just cleaned mine too I'm idling 8-9k rpm now I'm on the process on doing this technique hopefully everything works out.....

[@bronniesboy]

Did mine today, Honda Accord. Left battery off for 1/2 hour. Fan never came on as 2 centigrade outside but followed rest of procedure and now runs like a dream

[@joehumeas7196]

Just following up… I was able to borrow an expensive diagnostic tool (Autel MX808 MaxiCheck) from a friend. I ran a TPS reset and then I did this relearn procedure. It worked perfectly! I am now around 700 RPM at idle. I tried the relearn procedure at least 7 times before, but it only worked after I ran the TPS reset on the diagnostics tool. (I used the Autel MX808 MaxiCheck All System & Service Diagnostic Tablet, USA Version from JB Tools.)

[@AspireC137]

@@C7Tmac Lol what? 8-9k?? How is that even possible?

[@royquesada5295]

When you disconnect both cables on battery, you can touch cables together and that discharges capacitors in the computers to lose all memory. Much quicker process. A little spark is normal but not common.

[@paulmahoe3445]

What if I cant get the RPM up to 3000. my RPM goes up to 2000.

[@Storywithmounir]

It's work in accord 2007 or no ?

[@mikecllo9704]

Hi, I tried twice this morning but it did not work at my wife's 2018 Honda HRV. Will we see the RPM to come down immediately after the procedure or should we let the car to learn the driving habit for some time for the better results? The RPM still stays at 1200-1500 after the procedure and causing higher fuel consumption and not smooth driving experience.

[@MarianneMartin-hy7ls]

Look for vacuum leaks make sure everything was reconnected properly

[@danielnunez8412]

Dose car have to be cold or hot to do this

[@kelvinsgarage]

Hot and the process will get the car warmed up also.

[@danielnunez8412]

Thanks

[@maxsaucedo52]

i replaced my tpms sensors, is there a way i can reset the tpms light. i dont have the “tpms reset” button in my car like the owners manual states. i have an 08’ civic ex

[@mrk01125]

You should have a reset option in your car settings. You also have to be in Park in order to reset the TPMS

[@MrGivmedew]

To be clear USING HONDA HDS it can take over 10min and every time the fan turns on you don’t even count that. I’d recommend you let it idle for 10+ min not 5 min. If you want to let it idle for 15 go for it because you don’t have HDS so you have no way to tell if this is working or not. Better yet order an HDS before you have an issue! They cost $22 if you are willing to wait 1-5wks for delivery. Or they cost $70-140 for shorter delivery times. In stock in America it’s going to cost $100+. Order an HDS Clone immediately it’s a necessary tool for anyone that doesn’t have Hondata Flashrpo or ktuner. I’d also recommend that before you clean your throttle body you should run a chart for 1min with your idle characteristics. After cleaning do it again. Also look at your absolute throttle position values before and after.

[@ricardoteixeira9352]

I'm here from Brazil thanks

[@bobbyhandley5581]

I reset my ecm but now the car wont start, so i cant do this procedure

[@umarmuhammed512]

My car's ECU was changed and my car now idles at 2000 RPM. Can this relearn procedure work? I drive a 2006 Honda Civic.

[@jaw-waadhendricks3903]

I changed my computer box ecu too and my idle goes too 1.5 too 2 when starting

[@HeinHtoon]

I have a problem that when the engine is running at its idle rpm (around 700 rpm), it has vibration. Plz help me.

[@mohammadbarakat5084]

+1

[@oyugiogaja3090]

You may check if your exhaust/ engine mountings are intact.

[@mikespencer1270]

Have tried this after replacing the throttle body and no joy. Idle RPM has stayed at 1200. Doesnt surge anymore but idle way too fast. Any hints as to what to correct. Originally cleaned the throttle body to cure a surge and did the reset. After that it idled fast all the time. That’s why we changed the throttle body hoping that was what the problem was. There are no vacum leaks that I can find. Any help appreciated.

[@StraightModderps3]

You ever figure this out?!

[@mikespencer1270]

@@StraightModderps3 yes. It needs a bidirectional scanner to reset the idle learnmemory. Disconnecting the battery does not reset the memory. Found a shop that had one and they charged .5 hour to do it. Things are good again with idle dropping back to 750-700like it used to,

[@mikespencer1270]

In fairness this video was to cure the surging idle which was cured but left the idle speed at 1500.

[@mvdmotorenterprise6441]

done relearn programm, is work!!!

[@luisvilla63]

Thank you it's works😊

[@carlosrobles7470]

Este procedimiento aplicara para un honda civic ex vtec 1997 con un relanti tan bajo a punta de apagarse el motor? Espero alguien conteste. Gracias por este video.

[@sreethampan]

Thank you for the info

[@rajathegde806]

Tried it but idle speed not going below 1000 rpm

[@austinaustile9444]

Does the car need to be completely cold to do this process?

[@kelvinsgarage]

No, I have performed it when warm also.

[@austinaustile9444]

@@kelvinsgarage thanks for the reply on something you put up a year ago. Not a lot of people do that 👍

[@ahmedfakhry3652]

Many thanks bro ♥️

[@terryroberts6582]

Kool man

[@amill1563]

What app is that?

[@kelvinsgarage]

OBD Fusion. It’s a paid app but I highly recommend it.

[@GG-un5wk]

Hello, I just found your video and I hope it works for my 2015 civic LX 1.8l. I replaced the intake air hose, cleaned the mass sensor and the throttle but the rpm is running higher. Hopefully it works. Thank you

[@aliezzeddine4420]

On my honda civic 2015 1.8 nothing work,my rpm still 2000 I was told that I need a honda dealer scanner to reset my high idling

[@bryndinhoward4356]

What if it's already idling at 3000. Do I just not hold the throttle?

[@BrotherTay]

Thats a good question think u got a problem there dude

[@frankvarela8520]

Not working for me for the second time so I don't know what's going on

[@gh-fq2iz]

My civic idle drops 600rpm when AC turn on but return to 800rpm right after. Is that normal? Thanks

[@metzmatu8409]

600 rpm when AC on is low. Normal should be 750-850 rpm.

[@aliezzeddine4420]

I have honda civic 2015 Lx 1.8 Liter..i took off my throttle body completely, and cleaned it very well,and put it back with brand new air filter ,and cleaned air mass sensor..my car still idling 1500rpm to 2000..all this method didn't work on my car..can any body help me, what should i do??

[@aliezzeddine4420]

I was told that I have to go to honda dealer to re idle or relearn it on honda scanner

[@oyugiogaja3090]

There is a throttle valve screw that you can release as well to lower the middle to normal on top of the procedure explained on the video.