Basic idle settings

In order to start tuning we need to stabilize the idle, this is just basic settings in order to get us going.

Overview:

Engine off:
1. Idle ignition
2. Idle fuel/AFR
3. Idle control setup
Engine on:
4. Idle valve test
Engine off:
5. Idle Cranking Duty
6. Idle Warmup Duty

Let's go...

Engine off:

Open your "Ignition Table 1 (Spark Advance)", your normal idle should be around 30kpa (no ac, no lights, no stereo etc...)

Set the idle cells at 14-16 - Read Rev1.1

Open your "Fuel VE Table 1" and set your idle cells with the same number (57 is good for me, your number maybe different to begin with)

Idle control basic settings:

Open "Startup/Idle" ---> "Idle Control"

Set it up like in the picture below:

Engine on:

"Batch Injection" cars will need to run idle a little rich even <14:1.
"Sequential Injection" can run 14.7:1.

Now start your engine and let it fully warm up, now check your AFR gauge, try to get the AFR that is right for your injection method and your engine.
If you are too lean use higher number in the fuel idle cells.
If you are too rich use lower number in the fuel idle cells.

When the idle is right (AFR) the engine will tell you, listen to it.

Now we need to test the idle valve range (gives air to the engine when throttle is closed)

Open "CAN bus/Testmodes" ---> "Output Test mode - Idle Valve"

Start the test at 0% and increase the % until rpm start raising - write the % you have found down.

Continue increasing the % until rpm will not raise any more - write the % you have found down.

Stop the test.

Engine off  !

In my car I found:

0% valve = 26

100% valve = 65

So my valve 0-100% range is 26-65, 26 is closed and 65 is fully open,

Now you can set up your "Idle Cranking Duty/Steps", how high you want the rpm in the first few seconds after engine started.
Usually you would want high when cold low when warn, but both of them should set the rpm around 1500rpm.

Every time you start your engine after you set up this curve, pay attention to the rpm, and adjust the curve to your liking.

Now we'll  setup the "Idle Warmup Duty/Steps" table.
Open "Startup/Idle" --->  "Idle Warmup Duty/Steps"

Here we set up how much valve (air,rpm) we want to add at a specific CLT temp, when cold we need more valve when hot we need less valve.

Every time you start your engine after you set up this curve, pay attention to the rpm, and adjust the curve to your liking.

Not too difficult, after we will finish tuning all the basics and the car will be running ok for some time we will take a shoot at Close Loop Idle (automated idle mechanism) .