riverrrat321

My EF Falcon 6cyl sends a lot of vibration through the car while ideling in gear (auto). If i put it in neutral the vibration pretty much stops. When its cold and ideling faster the problem isn't as bad. Also if i give it some throttle while in gear to bring the revs up it stops vibrating. Any idea what the problem could be??? The only thing i can think of is it's ideling to slow. How fast should it idle in park and in gear? How do i increase the idel speed if this is the problem? Thanks for the help the other day too re the noisy fan.

XRated

I've got a similar problem with my ED, but it's only VERY minor. Maybe the ISC is dirty? :s6: (My newly found knowledge!)

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psycho chicken

What RPM does it idle at? Is it vibration like the engine is about to stall?

oneredED

dirty/nearly shagged sparkplugs? injectors maybe? You wouldn't wanna increase the idle rpm to cover another problem. (heck we used to do that with our paddock bombs, and they're mostly all dead now) Then again i'm rarely ever right with these things and I should probably just let psycho chicken handle it lol!

Good luck,
Jared

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RaceCraft

It is 99% nothing more than your engine mounts are rooted.. It is not the idle just go and fit some new engine mounts and the problem is solved :)

EFFalcon

mmm, I'm yet to hear of an EF/EL Engine mount going
always hearing on the EA ones though!

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1995 EF II Falcon GLi: Heritage Green, 4spd Auto, AUII 17" Rims, Custom BA Front Bar, Lowered, Gas Research LPG, Clear Indicators, JVC MP3 Headunit, Phoenix Gold 6.5" Splits, Coustic 481QE Amp, Clarion 12" sub, Leather Seats, Power Window Conversion, 3.45 LSD, Pacemaker Comp Extractors, 2.5" Exhaust, Mandrel Bent Intake, High Flow Filter, Wade 1004 110 cam.

In Progress: BA XR Side Skirts, BA XR Rear bar, BA Shifter Handle.

RaceCraft

the oil dampner inside starts to fail causing a bad vibration at low revs (most pronounced at idle with a load ie: in gear) Due to them being a 'sealed unit' you can't tell if they are r**ted when you look at them, but you can sure feel a dud one

XRated

How hard are engine mounts to replace? What do you need? Are the expensive?

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SPHELL

hmmm, sunny has the same problem with the EA he just bought. We turned the idle up but I wouldn't recommend it. It just means the idle shoots up over 1000rpm when in 'N' or 'P'. Had to turn it back down.

tibbo, we did the foot on the brake and floor it test to see if the engine twists much, and it didn't move much at all. Would it be the same problem in the EA u reckon?

EFFalcon

not hard to replace, about 3 bolts on each one (for EA-ED), just a little fiddly getting to them :o

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1995 EF II Falcon GLi: Heritage Green, 4spd Auto, AUII 17" Rims, Custom BA Front Bar, Lowered, Gas Research LPG, Clear Indicators, JVC MP3 Headunit, Phoenix Gold 6.5" Splits, Coustic 481QE Amp, Clarion 12" sub, Leather Seats, Power Window Conversion, 3.45 LSD, Pacemaker Comp Extractors, 2.5" Exhaust, Mandrel Bent Intake, High Flow Filter, Wade 1004 110 cam.

In Progress: BA XR Side Skirts, BA XR Rear bar, BA Shifter Handle.