Car is rumbling!!!

by **importtuner2oo4** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:00 pm

hey guys, i searched for this already and found nothing.
I was looking for some feedback on a problem my car is giving me. I got the i4 solara and whenever i put it in gear, the car rumbles while standing still. As soon as i put it in Neutral or Park, the rumble goes away. There is no effect from this problem while im driving, just while idling and this gets annoying considering i spend a lot of time in traffic. any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Rajat

by **TadS** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:11 pm

What year / mileage is your car?

by **WTF??** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:55 pm

cleaning your throttle body is suggested

also the Idle Air Control Valve (IAC) may be a problem as well

have those checked out

by **Mole** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:46 pm

a/c on ?

by **lazyboyz69** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:47 pm

tranmission???

by **adam2562** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:33 am

most likely you all are wrong (not to be mean) .... 5sfe engines arent as smooth as the V6 motors. if he is used to a V6 engine then yes he will feel more vibrations.. i drive them everyday at work from 20 on them to 200k... now if it is more than the usual vibration, i would first check your motor mounts .. specifically the rear and front ones... then i would clean your throttle body if its still there and then check your idle air control valve...

by **Mole** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:36 am

anything can happen.

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:54 am

adam2562 wrote:most likely you all are wrong (not to be mean) .... 5sfe engines arent as smooth as the V6 motors.

^^ yep to that note. I've got a 5s and a imz. the imz is a lot more smoother despite having more miles! The 5s was a great engine (don't get me wrong) but its purpose was to be economical...not smooth, throttle ready or torque as much as the imz. I'd do what he said....

by **importtuner2oo4** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:38 pm

thanks guys for all your feedback. I went today and dished out $300 bucks to replace the Idle Air Control Valve and so far it's going smooth.

thanks again,
Rajat

by **importtuner2oo4** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:15 pm

i think i spoke toooo soon... :cry:

... it's still rumbling. It was fine when itook it out of the shop for some time, and now its back to its bad habbit.

by **adam2562** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:35 am

motor mounts.... how many miles r on the car?

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:28 am

importtuner2oo4 - Rajat, wov! nice to know more desi's here....WOOT!

by **importtuner2oo4** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:05 pm

i got 58,900 on the car.

by **adam2562** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:27 am

eh seems early for motor mounts unless you drive the car hard

Car is rumbling!!!

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