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#128409 - 22/04/08 09:37 AM ST shaking when stopped?
House Offline
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Does anyone else’s car seem to shake a little bit when the engine is turned on but the car isn’t moving? For example you stop at a set of traffic lights and are waiting for them to change…. When my stops like this it feels a bit like the engine is shaking the car a bit? Its not a lot, but enough for me to notice. Just wondered if this was normal for the ??

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#128410 - 22/04/08 09:40 AM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: House]
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Nope never happened to mine, Doe's it feel sort of lumpy when at idle...???
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#128411 - 22/04/08 10:19 AM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: rudest1970]
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what do you mean by Lumpy? like i say, its not massively noticeable. Just slightly..... wasnt sure if it was just how the engine was. Doesnt constantly shake either, its almost like it does it for a second or two, then stops for few secs, then another sec or two.

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#128412 - 22/04/08 10:55 AM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: House]
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Yeh that's the lumpy idle problem, common to STs, some worse than others.
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#128413 - 22/04/08 11:54 AM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: DAVE T ST]
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Yeh that's the lumpy idle problem, common to STs, some worse than others.



Is it something i should be mentioning (and getting fixed under warranty) or is it just par for the course and something that i have to just deal with?

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#128414 - 22/04/08 12:18 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: House]
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It depends how bad it is.

The first ST I had was terrible and felt like a miss-fire.
The current ST has the problem but nowhere near as bad.

There is a miss-fire sensor on the engine so if it was a real fault it would put the light on.

They'll just tell you it's a charchteristic of the car.

Mention it though by all means.

What fuel are you using BTW?
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#128415 - 22/04/08 12:55 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: DAVE T ST]
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They'll just tell you it's a charchteristic of the car.


mmnn i,ve heard that said a number of times when it comes to faults with the st.


Edited by iceman (22/04/08 12:56 PM)
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#128416 - 22/04/08 01:15 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: DAVE T ST]
House Offline
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It depends how bad it is.

The first ST I had was terrible and felt like a miss-fire.
The current ST has the problem but nowhere near as bad.

There is a miss-fire sensor on the engine so if it was a real fault it would put the light on.

They'll just tell you it's a charchteristic of the car.

Mention it though by all means.

What fuel are you using BTW?



so they prob wont be able to do anything about it? is it anything to worry about though?

just normal unleaded bought from tesco.

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#128417 - 22/04/08 01:29 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: House]
DAVE T ST Offline
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Try using a better quality petrol than Tesco.

My old Focus 1.8 used to "ping" on Tesco's.

Try and use BP or Shell.

I know some people say petrol is petrol, but it isn't.
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#128418 - 22/04/08 01:41 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: DAVE T ST]
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I know some people say petrol is petrol, but it isn't.

......... especially when you've got a diesil!

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#128419 - 22/04/08 02:10 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: steve1981]
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new plugs and leads should fix this problem?

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#128420 - 22/04/08 02:22 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: Bradders]
DAVE T ST Offline
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new plugs and leads should fix this problem?



Not if you're running it on crap petrol, no
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#128421 - 22/04/08 03:12 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: Bradders]
House Offline
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new plugs and leads should fix this problem?



I should hope not, i only got it just under 3 weeks ago. Only a year old in June and just done 3000 miles. Wouldnt be expecting to change the plugs etc already?

Is the petrol really that much of a factor? my focus always ran off tesco petrol (i only go there for club card points and coz its cheapest).

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#128422 - 22/04/08 03:33 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: House]
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Yeh i mean uprated ones, set of plugs and mag leads from pumaspeed will do the trick! the standard st ones are terrible and this is a common occurance as dave pointed out

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#128423 - 22/04/08 05:09 PM Re: ST shaking when stopped? [Re: Bradders]
House Offline
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Ah i get you mate. Not sure im that concerned about it to bother, so long as its not doing any damage.

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