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2006F0717 · 07-23-2008, 07:31 AM

Hi everybody,

After 60K miles service my 2006 Forester 2.5 X got a problem.
Only in the morning and only when weather is really wet (temperature around 70F now here in NH) when I start engine and wait a little bit, RPM goes slow down and when it getting less than 1.5 RPM, engine starts shaking (no spark ?), “check engine” ON + “cruise” blinking.
I need to keep more than 1.5 RPM for 3-4 minutes until engine temperature gets closer to the normal and then can drive.
If I don’t wait then cold engine in idle mode starts shaking a lot on less than 1 RPM.
I drive 50 miles to my job and have no such staring problem in the evening even if weather is still wet.
After 3-4 dry days “check engine” and “cruise” go to normal (OFF) themselves.
I also could reset them once, switching a battery off for 3 minutes.

Any ideas what is going on?
Thanks

07-23-2008, 07:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
2006F0717 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Nashua, NH, USA Posts: 5 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Wet morning start engine problem Hi everybody, After 60K miles service my 2006 Forester 2.5 X got a problem. Only in the morning and only when weather is really wet (temperature around 70F now here in NH) when I start engine and wait a little bit, RPM goes slow down and when it getting less than 1.5 RPM, engine starts shaking (no spark ?), “check engine” ON + “cruise” blinking. I need to keep more than 1.5 RPM for 3-4 minutes until engine temperature gets closer to the normal and then can drive. If I don’t wait then cold engine in idle mode starts shaking a lot on less than 1 RPM. I drive 50 miles to my job and have no such staring problem in the evening even if weather is still wet. After 3-4 dry days “check engine” and “cruise” go to normal (OFF) themselves. I also could reset them once, switching a battery off for 3 minutes. Any ideas what is going on? Thanks