The shakes!

vinceboy

Hi everyone, have any of you experienced this. When i start the car first thing in the morning and select a gear(i have an auto, suppose the same thing for a manual would be selecting a gear and releasing the clutch) the car starts to shake violently and after 30 seconds stalls. It can sometimes take me 5 mins just to get off my drive by restarting a couple of times and letting the car settle. However i have found that if I start it and just leave it running for 5 mins and then set off the cars perfectly normal. Any ideas on this one as I cant see it being anything major since the car runs like normal for the rest of the day.

vocky

possibly a dirty throttle body making the tickover a little uneven, might be a sticking egr valve too

MikeS

could be over fueling on cold start, could be ignition such as coil pack or spark plug

any EML ?

vinceboy

thanks for replies. I have checked plugs and they ok, have cleaned throttle body. I have no eml light on. Will a tech2 by the stealers show faults even wiv no eml on? Is it worth me getting an egr cheater and blank plate to start wiv?

MikeS

if u have no EML then a £80 quid tech2 test wont show up anything other than stored codes

vinceboy

I have already reset the ecu by disconnecting the battery. Will stored codes now be erased? I will try the egr route first as the cost is low, then see how it goes, does this sound like the way to go. I am just surprised that the eml does not even flash on and off during the shaking period, weird. When I had a misfire episode not so long ago the eml came on and off a few times then stayed off. Is it possible for a throttle body to be faulty, cos i have given it a good clean.

vx_kev

Could be a problem with the auto box not building up enough pressure to do its job, check levels etc. Just an idea notsure.gif