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mantraelantra · 08-09-2007, 01:36 PM

Here's my original post on an Elantra forum for my 2005 Elantra GL:

Hi. When I rev it up to 3000 rpm in first gear and depress the clutch, the rpm's remain high, sometimes only dropping when I shift into second and engage the clutch, which forces the revs down. It only does this between first and second. In any other gear, it drops quickly after depressing the clutch. I had the service manager at the dealer go for a ride with me this morning, and he says the computer is doing exactly what it is supposed to, keeping the revs high to avoid a spike in emissions. He suggested short shifting, but doing so lugs the engine in second. I don't want to burn out the clutch and/or transmission prematurely by shifting with the revs high. Any ideas out there?

I received the following reply from "doohickie":

All the information agrees with what I've heard. Here is a link to a post by Kiapet on Kia-forums.com where he made a mod to correct the hanging revs (the Spectra has the same 2.0 liter Beta II engine as the Elantra).

My question to you is, did the rev's on your Spectra hang in every gear, or just betwen 1st and 2nd like mine? It works perfectly in all the other gears, dropping the rev's to exactly where they should be when letting the clutch out in the next higher gear. My amateur mechanic theory is the air/fuel mixture on starting from a dead stop is not very good, and the rev's stay high to burn off the extra fuel. Just a theory, mind you. Thoughts?
Thanking you in advance,
Herb (oops I mean mantraelantra)

08-09-2007, 01:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
mantraelantra Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Gallery: 0	Here's my original post on an Elantra forum for my 2005 Elantra GL: Hi. When I rev it up to 3000 rpm in first gear and depress the clutch, the rpm's remain high, sometimes only dropping when I shift into second and engage the clutch, which forces the revs down. It only does this between first and second. In any other gear, it drops quickly after depressing the clutch. I had the service manager at the dealer go for a ride with me this morning, and he says the computer is doing exactly what it is supposed to, keeping the revs high to avoid a spike in emissions. He suggested short shifting, but doing so lugs the engine in second. I don't want to burn out the clutch and/or transmission prematurely by shifting with the revs high. Any ideas out there? I received the following reply from "doohickie": All the information agrees with what I've heard. Here is a link to a post by Kiapet on Kia-forums.com where he made a mod to correct the hanging revs (the Spectra has the same 2.0 liter Beta II engine as the Elantra). My question to you is, did the rev's on your Spectra hang in every gear, or just betwen 1st and 2nd like mine? It works perfectly in all the other gears, dropping the rev's to exactly where they should be when letting the clutch out in the next higher gear. My amateur mechanic theory is the air/fuel mixture on starting from a dead stop is not very good, and the rev's stay high to burn off the extra fuel. Just a theory, mind you. Thoughts? Thanking you in advance, Herb (oops I mean mantraelantra)