Focus @ idle

[b2tf]

Well it seems i have my first little issue with the car - when im waiting to pull out onto the road (so foot on brake, in D and waiting), the car seems to wobble a bit - you can feel it idling through the whole car. It only seems to do it on the driveway out of work which is on a slight angle, so im not sure what could be doing it, and it doesnt do it everytime.

Any ideas on what i can look for myself, and what i can tell the service boys when i take it back? Its going back for some very minor things so this will be another to add to the list.

[mitch_lx]

bit rough is it. almost asthough the car is about to stall??
what rpm does it idle at when its doing this.

[Timmeh]

A big block Focus that has a lumpy cam so it throbs when its idle!

out:

Tell them it's idling too low and you want it rectified, plus a new computer tune with the Zetec settings coz its low on power, like I did! (well, it's true, every Focus is hahaha).

Tim!

[b2tf]

I'm unsure if its the idling or something else though, because there is only that one instance where it does it - at traffic lights etc it idles just fine - not lumpy or anything at all.

I dont want to set idle up too high either, and the Zetec Tune is on the to do list but im unsure if i will go ahead due to the PULP thing. 99% of the time i run PULP but if for some reason its not available i dont want it to stuff up on me. That and i feel its still drinking a little too much atm (actually could that be related to the problem?).

[zetec]

Could it be a loose rear engine mount perhaps? I know I had a dodgy one from new and it may be more common, might explain why it only happens on an angle (or potentially high rpm which you wouldn't really be pushing yet).

[brother]

Will ford re-tune for a different (aftermarket) exhaust? Mine idles higher than it used to and over time I get soot accumulation on the bottom of my exhaust tip. Every now and then mine idles lumpy and feels like it's going to stall. Mostly in the mornings. I just throw it in neutral, let the clutch out and put the clutch it back in, grab first and it's fine.

[zetec]

Sounds very familiar. No I don't believe any manufacturer is required to (nor will they) retune for aftermarket mods, that's where you'd need a powerchip or simlar to match your mods. I also get the sooty tip and lumpy idle, but it's all worth it. Am currently working on a solution.