Cold idle too Long

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02-16-2018, 08:14 PM

jncbama12

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Cold idle too Long

My 2013 5.0l V8 fast idles too long on a cold engine. Outside temp in the 30's it will fast idle at least 2 to 3 minutes before idling down. Why?

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02-16-2018, 08:17 PM

ManualF150

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That is normal.

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02-16-2018, 10:36 PM

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It has to get the converters warmed up and into closed loop mode as soon as possible.

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