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21-04-2005, 03:22 PM
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Well it seems i have my first little issue with the car - when im waiting to pull out onto the road (so foot on brake, in D and waiting), the car seems to wobble a bit - you can feel it idling through the whole car. It only seems to do it on the driveway out of work which is on a slight angle, so im not sure what could be doing it, and it doesnt do it everytime.
Any ideas on what i can look for myself, and what i can tell the service boys when i take it back? Its going back for some very minor things so this will be another to add to the list.
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22-04-2005, 04:38 PM
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bit rough is it. almost asthough the car is about to stall??
what rpm does it idle at when its doing this. |
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22-04-2005, 11:35 PM
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Fairmont Ghia
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NSW
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A big block Focus that has a lumpy cam so it throbs when its idle!
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23-04-2005, 12:04 AM
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I'm unsure if its the idling or something else though, because there is only that one instance where it does it - at traffic lights etc it idles just fine - not lumpy or anything at all.
I dont want to set idle up too high either, and the Zetec Tune is on the to do list but im unsure if i will go ahead due to the PULP thing. 99% of the time i run PULP but if for some reason its not available i dont want it to stuff up on me. That and i feel its still drinking a little too much atm (actually could that be related to the problem?).
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23-04-2005, 10:02 AM
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Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Could it be a loose rear engine mount perhaps? I know I had a dodgy one from new and it may be more common, might explain why it only happens on an angle (or potentially high rpm which you wouldn't really be pushing yet).
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23-04-2005, 01:43 PM
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Location: Brisbane
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Will ford re-tune for a different (aftermarket) exhaust? Mine idles higher than it used to and over time I get soot accumulation on the bottom of my exhaust tip. Every now and then mine idles lumpy and feels like it's going to stall. Mostly in the mornings. I just throw it in neutral, let the clutch out and put the clutch it back in, grab first and it's fine.
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25-04-2005, 07:25 PM
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Zoom Zoom
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Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Sounds very familiar. No I don't believe any manufacturer is required to (nor will they) retune for aftermarket mods, that's where you'd need a powerchip or simlar to match your mods. I also get the sooty tip and lumpy idle, but it's all worth it. Am currently working on a solution.
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Focus @ idle
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