I recently purchased an '06 C4. At idle, the car shakes a bit. I've read that this is normal on a GT3, but haven't found anything that says that this is normal on a base Carrera engine. On a test drive I remember feeling this, but I need to hear that an "irregular" idle is normal. The car performs beautifully.

Thanks for your replies.

Peter

 

anyone? Normal?

 

I have a 3.8 and it shakes quite a bit. It's normal.

 

si, es normal

 

Phew. Cool. Thanks guys.

 

man i don't know guys mine dose'nt shake...06 c4s........a little noisy......how bad is the shake?

 

It's not like the car is rocking all over the place, but when sitting at a light you can feel the car shake a bit in a random type of fashion. Hard to explain. If the idle of my engine is supposed to be perfectly smooth, then there might be something wrong, but if a shake here and there is normal, than I suspect everything is cool. It feels more "sporty" than that there's a problem, but it's definitely not a perfectly smooth idle.

Peter

 

I've got a solution if you can't stand the shaking!!
























Buy a toyota prius. My car doesn't shake because it never idles. It just shuts off and runs on electric.

 

I have a 997 S and it does not shake when idling .
If the idle is rough, perhaps the idle rpm needs adjusting ?

 

Nominated for the Gayest Post award.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ighlight=prius

 

Hmmmm, conflicting opinions. I guess I'l get it checked out....

Crap. I hope nothing is wrong.

 

I just fired it up in my garage. It's raining here in Vegas and it's clean, so I don't want to take it out . I popped the engine cover and listened. The engine idle sounds perfect, and I heard it drop it's RPM's after it was on for a minute or so. What I noticed is that the engine moves ever so sligtly in the bay. I suspect that that's what I'm feeling in the driver seat when at idle. Does that help clear anything up?

 

Normal. Your all good.

 

It was a joke but oh well.