Car shakes on cold start
12-01-2005, 11:37 PM
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Car shakes on cold start
Heres the story. I brought the car up from so cal to nor cal and the next morning I started the car but all of the sudden the car and motor start to shake pretty bad.I turned the car off and attempted to start the car again but I got the same result. I turned the car off again waited a few more mins then I started the car again it was still shaking so I then decided to rev the car up. After a few sec the car calmed down and the shaking stoped. Any idea what caused this? I'm afraid to start the car again in the morning.
12-02-2005, 12:07 PM
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DONT EVER rev the car right when you start it up, oil isn't in the head yet.
The shaking was most likely a cylinder that wasn't firing. The engine is balanced and timed so that all 4 cylinders fire at certain times, however is a certain cylinder isn't firing, its like skipping a beat, and it'll get thrown off.
Don't rev it up next time, just let it run for a bit, it should fire up, check your plugs, wires, and distirbutor (timing too). Make sure its all good.
After it warms up and all cylinders are on go drive it around a bit, see if it happens again. I don't think it has anything to do with the temperature, although it could-- i'm not mechanic.
The shaking was most likely a cylinder that wasn't firing. The engine is balanced and timed so that all 4 cylinders fire at certain times, however is a certain cylinder isn't firing, its like skipping a beat, and it'll get thrown off.
Don't rev it up next time, just let it run for a bit, it should fire up, check your plugs, wires, and distirbutor (timing too). Make sure its all good.
After it warms up and all cylinders are on go drive it around a bit, see if it happens again. I don't think it has anything to do with the temperature, although it could-- i'm not mechanic.
12-03-2005, 02:08 AM
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Originally posted by Cape 240
DONT EVER rev the car right when you start it up, oil isn't in the head yet.
The shaking was most likely a cylinder that wasn't firing. The engine is balanced and timed so that all 4 cylinders fire at certain times, however is a certain cylinder isn't firing, its like skipping a beat, and it'll get thrown off.
Don't rev it up next time, just let it run for a bit, it should fire up, check your plugs, wires, and distirbutor (timing too). Make sure its all good.
After it warms up and all cylinders are on go drive it around a bit, see if it happens again. I don't think it has anything to do with the temperature, although it could-- i'm not mechanic.
DONT EVER rev the car right when you start it up, oil isn't in the head yet.
The shaking was most likely a cylinder that wasn't firing. The engine is balanced and timed so that all 4 cylinders fire at certain times, however is a certain cylinder isn't firing, its like skipping a beat, and it'll get thrown off.
Don't rev it up next time, just let it run for a bit, it should fire up, check your plugs, wires, and distirbutor (timing too). Make sure its all good.
After it warms up and all cylinders are on go drive it around a bit, see if it happens again. I don't think it has anything to do with the temperature, although it could-- i'm not mechanic.
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