General Cobalt General Cobalt, Pursuit, and Ion talk. Post specific discussions in the forums below

idle shacking

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:53 PM
  #1  
h0l0caust's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: 09-12-06
Posts: 1,433
Likes: 0
From: Ottawa/Gatineau Canada
idle shacking

My problem is, "if its a problem"

when my engine idle, i can feel a lil shaking caused by the engine, its no a constent shaking like a vibration, that shaking occur every 2 -3 secondes and i can feel the whole car shaking, its minor but still, only by starting me AC, its stop, because the AC is suckin a lil bit a power from the engine and it stop doing it. i also noticed that shakin on my GF 2004 sunfire, it is normal, anyone have the same problem?

Thanks
Reply
Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:56 PM
  #2  
cheesetits's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: 03-10-06
Posts: 878
Likes: 0
From: Houston Texas
It might be dirty gas.
Reply
Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:59 PM
  #3  
Acidangel_5.0's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: 02-25-06
Posts: 3,246
Likes: 0
From: Dacula, Georgia
idle surge.. its no biggy
Reply
Old Jun 14, 2007 | 02:10 PM
  #4  
h0l0caust's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: 09-12-06
Posts: 1,433
Likes: 0
From: Ottawa/Gatineau Canada
i tryied different gaz from 91, 93, 94 from 3 diff gaz station, its not badgaz

Originally Posted by Acidangel_5.0
idle surge.. its no biggy
what is the cause of idle surge?

Originally Posted by Acidangel_5.0
idle surge.. its no biggy
well, if you mean the rpm going between 800 and 1250 rpm. sometimes and stopping, that is not what i am talking about, when the shaking is occuring, the rpm is totally stable. so a rpm variation is not the cause of the issue.

Last edited by h0l0caust; Jun 14, 2007 at 02:10 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
Reply
Old Jun 14, 2007 | 02:56 PM
  #5  
Acidangel_5.0's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: 02-25-06
Posts: 3,246
Likes: 0
From: Dacula, Georgia
Originally Posted by h0l0caust
i tryied different gaz from 91, 93, 94 from 3 diff gaz station, its not badgaz



what is the cause of idle surge?



well, if you mean the rpm going between 800 and 1250 rpm. sometimes and stopping, that is not what i am talking about, when the shaking is occuring, the rpm is totally stable. so a rpm variation is not the cause of the issue.
ya.. rpm variance... but if thats not it ...

hm...

check your belt line... make sure the belt isnt cracked.. make sure your pulleys are all okay... gonna have to just start knocking **** out 1 by 1
Reply
Old Jun 14, 2007 | 03:04 PM
  #6  
M-Dub's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: 12-19-05
Posts: 9,704
Likes: 0
From: Raleigh, NC
Do you have a Torque Damper or Solid Motor Mounts..... because if you do that will cause it to shake or idle roughly!
Reply
Old Jun 14, 2007 | 05:58 PM
  #7  
SSdan's Avatar
Banned
 
Joined: 09-17-06
Posts: 6,266
Likes: 1
From: between heaven and hell
Mine does it too, especially after a hard run. I think it's just the standard motor vibrations.
Reply
Old Jun 15, 2007 | 12:14 AM
  #8  
ptrblkz24's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: 07-24-05
Posts: 1,095
Likes: 0
From: mt kisco,ny
It could be a bad motor or trans mount.
Reply
Old Jun 15, 2007 | 12:39 PM
  #9  
jbounce's Avatar
New Member
 
Joined: 03-02-07
Posts: 83
Likes: 0
From: NJ
Mine does it as well.

When I'm at a traffic light. Vibrations on the passanger side are stronger than on the driver's side, however, they are constant, they do not go away.

Also, once in a while PRMS jump between 800 - 1250 for a few seconds and then settle down(also at a complete stop).

Any ideas?
Reply
Old Jun 15, 2007 | 12:43 PM
  #10  
p7x's Avatar
p7x
Senior Member
 
Joined: 01-15-05
Posts: 5,126
Likes: 0
From: Ottawa
its probably nothing but you can check spark plugs and maybe clean injectors.
Reply
Old Jun 15, 2007 | 01:00 PM
  #11  
h0l0caust's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: 09-12-06
Posts: 1,433
Likes: 0
From: Ottawa/Gatineau Canada
ill try to clean the injector and change my spark plugs, cannot be bad for the engine enyway
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
hacadacalopolis
Parts
8
Oct 28, 2015 06:09 PM
tomj77
2.0L LNF Performance Tech
26
Oct 4, 2015 11:39 AM
jimbofug007
Problems/Service/Maintenance
7
Oct 2, 2015 12:06 PM
Adiaz1ss
Problems/Service/Maintenance
4
Sep 26, 2015 11:51 PM
n20saturn
Parts
6
Sep 21, 2015 01:50 AM




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:07 PM.