Slight wobbly feeling when car idles
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I have noticed this wobbly feeling when the car is idle, like it wobbles slight left and right, the RPM of the car also very slightly fluctuate which you won't notice unless you pay very close attention to the needle and notice the movement. The feeling is like how you feel when you are in a boat floating in a calm water. Anyone experience the same? What is the problem?
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There is no problem. Normal.
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Flat sixes are not as smooth idling as an inline six, not sure if you come from the BMW world. Subarus and their boxer engine do the same thing, as another person mentioned, it's the nature of the beast and part of the character of the Porsche engines. If there was an actual issue (misfires) your ECU would detect it and throw a trouble code.
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Flat sixes are not as smooth idling as an inline six, not sure if you come from the BMW world. Subarus and their boxer engine do the same thing, as another person mentioned, it's the nature of the beast and part of the character of the Porsche engines. If there was an actual issue (misfires) your ECU would detect it and throw a trouble code.
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The CEL would appear on your dash display if you had a misfire. If you don't see a visible trouble code, you should be fine. But if you are super concerned, just drop it off at the dealer, you are probably still under warranty.
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I had a subtle idle wobble before on a past 911 ( new 996 Turbo ) which was said to be " normal , because Mezger, because powerful motor , blah , blah " and which did not throw any OBD codes . I insisted they investigate it further , to their annoyance .
It turns out one of the spark plugs looked like it had been dropped before installation as the electrode was bent and the gap was obviously much too close ..problem solved !
First step is to go to your dealer and compare your car's idle to 4-5 similar ones on their lot.
It turns out one of the spark plugs looked like it had been dropped before installation as the electrode was bent and the gap was obviously much too close ..problem solved !
First step is to go to your dealer and compare your car's idle to 4-5 similar ones on their lot.