Recent cars represent an evergrowing budget, whether it is due to service or the unforeseen breakdowns associated with all the new technology included in cars. We usually tend to worry rapidly about the slightest symptom of weakness, and that is a good thing, because a problem on a Kia Carens has to be dealt with quickly, otherwise it will get worse and affect ancillary parts. In this article we are going to see the solutions available to you if you are victim of a Kia Carens that vibrates at idle. First we will try to understand why your Kia Carens is vibrating when idle, and secondly what to do if it you have vibrations idle.

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Why is my Kia Carens having idle vibrations?

So we start our content page with the triggers of a Kia Carens that vibrates at idle. For this we will have to take a look at the components that can trigger this tremor. We will mostly concentrate on the fact that your Kia Carens only shakes at idle, if you feel vibrations at acceleration on Kia Carens vibrations don’t think twice to have a look at our content page which deals with this trouble. We can already eliminate some parts as possible the cause of this problem. In truth, as you are at a standstill, usually in neutral, we can already clear the vehicle’s transmission, running gear, bearings, suspensions, clutch and flywheel. You should be knowledgeable, nevertheless, that diesel engines usually tend to vibrate much more than petrol engines, specifically older cars.
On the other hand, the bad info is that the reason your Kia Carens is shaking at idle is straight linked to your engine. The main motives of this vibration are very often linked to the fuel supply of the car, the ignition or the engine silent blocks. Here are the main origins of this vibration and their results on the performance of your Kia Carens:

  • Injection: If the injection of your vehicle is disturbed and it motives trembling, you should feel some kind of coupling in the engine, as if the car was grazing.
  • Ignition: If, however, it is the ignition of your car that is struggling, regardless of it comes from a spark plug or the complete ignition, you will feel complications in the performance of your engine. Indeed, there will be sparks that don’t occur and it may be that one or more of your cylinders doesn’t work.
  • Engine silent blocks: The least annoying cause of a Kia Carens shaking at idle is indeed the engine silent blocks. They are a kind of soft plastic pad that dampen all vibrations and shaking of your car’s engine. When they wear out, they usually tend to lose their action and therefore the vibrations brought on by your engine intensify

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What if my Kia Carens is vibrating at idle?

Let’s move on to the next step, now that you have handled to identify the cause of your trouble or at least to reduce the possible motives, we will show you to you that there are solutions available to resolve each of these complications.

  • Injection: If your injection is the cause, the first thing to do will be to use a strong cleaning product that you will add to your fuel, it will cost you about ten euros, but if the trouble is minor and only a few impurities block their proper performing, you can handle it without going to your garage area. If this is not enough, you will have to consider a complete cleaning of the injection
  • Ignition: If it is your ignition that is causing your Kia Carens’s idle vibrations, you will need to pass the car through the diagnostic kit to get more information on the exact trouble. And consider a replacement of defective parts, or an ECU adjustment
  • Motor Silent Blocks: The last cause of vibration at standstill on your Kia Carens is that the vibration originates from your motor silent blocks. This is the repair that will cost you the least. Indeed, changing silent blocks should not cost you more than 200€, go to your garage area to make this change and prevent your Kia Carens from shaking at idle.

Here are the main motives and answers to get rid of your trouble of vibration at idle on Kia Carens, if furthermore to shaking it does not hold idle, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

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