Rough Idle / Vibration

[saihaynes]

Hi All,

Newbie here, my friends Bongo (he's not "online" so to speak) started having a rough idle on startup and when stationary.

He says I quote "The seats vibrate and it sounds like its coming from the engine". Its a 2004 Petrol Friendee if that makes a difference.

I asked him to take a video of the sound as I've had similar issues with coilpacks, cam sensors in other motors

Any advice greatly appreciated, its booked into a local garage for Saturday for someone far more qualified to take a look

https://rb.gy/453ol5

Many Thanks

Sai

[Ian]

Sai, the problem here is that people will be afraid to click on the video link in case it's malware, especially as this is your first post. Can you post the video on a different platform (Youtube?) instead? Also put your physical location in your profile.

[saihaynes]

Hi Ian,

No problem - thank you, updated profile and uploaded to YT

https://youtube.com/shorts/5lK1Jb2gmxc?feature=share

Cheers

Sai

[g8dhe]

Which petrol engine is it ? 2l or V6 I suspect a 2l. If its generating a lot of vibration in neutral then suspect one cylinder isn't firing so perhaps start with the ignition system and spark plugs, check the leads and the distributor.

[saihaynes]

Which petrol engine is it ? 2l or V6 I suspect a 2l. If its generating a lot of vibration in neutral then suspect one cylinder isn't firing so perhaps start with the ignition system and spark plugs, check the leads and the distributor.

Hi Geoff, 2L and thankyou, am heading out there tomorrow armed with multimeter, basic tools etc to have a quick look before it heading to the garage on Saturday morning. Will do my best to eliminate what I can

[saihaynes]

Quick update of another video https://youtube.com/shorts/6r0-pzl_wAM?feature=share

[g8dhe]

These video's aren't visible and really we need more info like which of the three engine types your friend has there are 2 petrol types and a diesel, then the 3 different styles of roof.
There can be many causes for shaking and rough running!
Has it been checked for damaged tyres especially on the inner side, where its less visible, has it had the prop and drive shafts checked for broken supports and U/J's several of them have been reported recently, possibly caused by lack of maintenance and road state these days.