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My dad is looking at a 2001 Ford Focus Wagon. It has some kind of weird vibration only at idle. He says he test drove it and the only time you feel it is at idle, now we have done some research and found out it might be a motor mount that can get clogged with rocks or dirt. But are there any other(major)things that could be causing this??? Any help would be really appreciated
I have a brand new 2007 Focus with vibration at idle that wasn't there when I bought the car 6 months ago. The dealer says that "They all vibrate" but I don't buy that. It shakes bad enough at a stoplight that you feel nauseous in about a minute. The problem appears to be that the idle speed is too low at 750 RPM. A 4-cylinder was never meant to run that slow. I shimmed the idle stop up about .015" to get a 950 RPM and it runs smooth. I believe that a sensor is giving the onboard engine computer false data and it is cutting fuel/ignition output, causing the engine to idle too low. I had a similar situation on another vehicle a few years back. I am still trying to educate Ford and the dealership about this problem that they cannot seem to solve with their computerized test equipment; their premise is that if there is no "Check Engine" light then there is no problem...!
wakes4fun It is usually the other motor mount on the passenger side of engine compartment on the front of the engine.It seperates and allows the vibration to be felt in the drivers compartment.
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