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First post here - a newbie to Contours. My wife's 96 GL (4 banger auto) has a rough idle in drive. In neutral its a smooth as glass, but in drive you can fel it in the steering wheel. It doesn't threaten to stall, it's just rough, like it was idling too slowly.
Any ideas? What's most likely?
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welcome to the gang! does the car miss when you first put it in gear or does it miss when you are driving? there are so many things that could cause a "miss" but i can guarantee you that someone on here has had the same problem and fixed it.
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Originally posted by scainerrt:
welcome to the gang! does the car miss when you first put it in gear or does it miss when you are driving? there are so many things that could cause a "miss" but i can guarantee you that someone on here has had the same problem and fixed it.
probably wrong... although you have a good point, mileage and maitenence history tends to be a good indicator though... How many miles? Anything recently replaced? Tune up?
from the basic description I would say one of the trannie mounts is done for...which really is an easy fix. Im lead to believe its not a miss because you would have a flashing check engine light... is the CEL on?
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Originally posted by scainerrt:
welcome to the gang! does the car miss when you first put it in gear or does it miss when you are driving? there are so many things that could cause a "miss" but i can guarantee you that someone on here has had the same problem and fixed it.
Thanks for the welcome - seems like a good place. I don't think it's really a miss. More like in drive the engine vibrations are either more severe or or being transmitted more. There are no CEL lights on and the car pulls strongly. But at a stop you can feel the vibrations in the steering wheel...the engine "sounds" like its idling too slowly.
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Originally posted by AliasJerkââ??¢:
Originally posted by scainerrt:
welcome to the gang! does the car miss when you first put it in gear or does it miss when you are driving? there are so many things that could cause a "miss" but i can guarantee you that someone on here has had the same problem and fixed it.
probably wrong... although you have a good point, mileage and maitenence history tends to be a good indicator though... How many miles? Anything recently replaced? Tune up?
from the basic description I would say one of the trannie mounts is done for...which really is an easy fix. Im lead to believe its not a miss because you would have a flashing check engine light... is the CEL on?
Nothing has been replaced - she just got the car. But it **seems** to have been well taken care of. I'm inclined to agree with you..it's not really a miss which I think would cause a lope in the idle..it's more like a too slow idle in drive -- I guess that's possible ??
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Originally posted by AliasJerkââ??¢:
..from the basic description I would say one of the trannie mounts is done for...which really is an easy fix. ...
Welcome frankzen  .
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Originally posted by Tony2005:
Originally posted by AliasJerkââ??¢:
..from the basic description I would say one of the trannie mounts is done for...which really is an easy fix. ...
Welcome frankzen .
I would agree. My kid's previous Contour (a 4 cyl.) had the same issue and that was the culprit, a tranny mount.
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Mine doing the same..How can I tell myself if it is tranny mount or should I take to a mechanic to look at it.
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Originally posted by jungloford:
Mine doing the same..How can I tell myself if it is tranny mount or should I take to a mechanic to look at it.
"In neutral its a smooth as glass, but in drive you can fel it in the steering wheel. It doesn't threaten to stall, it's just rough, like it was idling too slowly."
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
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Mine does exactly this..However I was hoping for some tips on how I can visually check and confirm if the mount is damaged...
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