Tremor at idle ?

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Tremor at idle ?

Post by Kiteral » Thu May 31, 2012 8:56 pm

Just done 400 odd miles on the S4, have noticed when sat in traffic there is bit of a shake/ vibration at idle, is this normal ?

With the bonnet up can see the engine vibrating ever so slightly.
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Re: Tremor at idle ?

Post by Nickyboy » Thu May 31, 2012 10:28 pm

Mine doesnt. Is yours brand new?
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Re: Tremor at idle ?

Post by Kiteral » Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:27 pm

Its 3 years old, probably needs new spark plugs have read on audizine that can cause a shake and they probably have never been replaced.
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Re: Tremor at idle ?

Post by robos4 » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:22 am

this is normal...

There is a big post on this (what I call a problem) over in another forum. I have it too and it was one of the first things I noticed as I put my car in Nuetral when I hit traffic lights..

It's terrible and for what these cars are, should not be doing it at all!

When in Drive and foot is on the brake it doesnt tremor or vibrate same when it's cold, only when engine is warm and in Park or neutral.

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Re: Tremor at idle ?

Post by neil1003 » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:00 pm

robos4 wrote:There is a big post on this (what I call a problem) over in another forum. I have it too and it was one of the first things I noticed as I put my car in Nuetral when I hit traffic lights..

It's terrible and for what these cars are, should not be doing it at all!
Do you have a link to the other post please? Or any update on this?

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Re: Tremor at idle ?

Post by jaygemson » Sat Apr 19, 2014 9:22 am

Mine does this too. S-tronic, sat at lights in N and you get that little tremor, in D with foot on the brake it's smooth as silk. Just had the plugs replaced and it's still there.

Not bothered by it to be honest, assuming its just down to resonant frequencies. I'd rather that than flabby engine mounts.

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Re: Tremor at idle ?

Post by pmj » Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:25 pm

I have the same on my manual. Small shake on idle on a hot engine. Does not do it when cold. It bothers me sometimes and others it doesn't. Would be interested in that link though to see if it is an issue. Anyone spoken to Audi about this. ? Seems common.

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Re: Tremor at idle ?

Post by S4Stu » Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:42 pm

pmj wrote:I have the same on my manual. Small shake on idle on a hot engine. Does not do it when cold. It bothers me sometimes and others it doesn't. Would be interested in that link though to see if it is an issue. Anyone spoken to Audi about this. ? Seems common.
hi pmj

I ahve this issue also when coasting to a stop and traffic lights is 1st gear and its so annoying

I took my car to Macclesfield Audi and their response was 'its normal'

I can se this being normal at all, others have said it could be the downpipes or engine mounts or fly wheel

I can replecate this by holding the revs just under 1100 rpm and the whole car shakes, until Macclesfield Audi have another S4 in without this issue they said its normal :(

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