Recent cars represent an evergrowing budget, whether it is because of service or the unforeseen breakdowns associated with all the new technology included in cars. We often get worried rapidly about the slightest signal of weakness, and that is a good thing, because a problem on a Kia Rio 3 has to be sorted out as soon as possible, in any other case it will get worse and affect additional parts. Today we are going to check out the solutions available to you if you are victim of a Kia Rio 3 that vibrates at idle. First we will try to understand why your Kia Rio 3 is vibrating when idle, and secondly what to do if it you have vibrations idle.

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Why is my Kia Rio 3 having idle vibrations?

So we begin our content page with the motives of a Kia Rio 3 that vibrates at idle. For this we will have to take a look at the parts that can bring about this tremor. We will principally look at the fact that your Kia Rio 3 only shakes at idle, if you feel vibrations at acceleration on Kia Rio 3 vibrations don’t think twice to consult our content page which deals with this problem. We can already eradicate some parts as possible in charge 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 advised, however, that diesel engines often vibrate much more than petrol engines, especially older cars.
Nevertheless, the bad news is that the reason your Kia Rio 3 is shaking at idle is straight related to your engine. The main causes of this vibration are very often related to the fuel supply of the car, the ignition or the engine silent blocks. Here are the main roots of this vibration and their consequences on the performance of your Kia Rio 3:

  • Injection: If the injection of your vehicle is damaged and it causes trembling, you should feel some kind of coupling in the engine, as if the car was grazing.
  • Ignition: If, alternatively, it is the ignition of your car that is struggling, regardless it originates 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 appear and it may be that one or more of your cylinders doesn’t work.
  • Engine silent blocks: The least frustrating trigger of a Kia Rio 3 shaking at idle is surely 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 often lose their objective and as a result the vibrations caused by your engine increase

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What if my Kia Rio 3 is vibrating at idle?

Let’s go forward to the next step, now that you have managed to find the origin of your problem or at least to lower the possible causes, we will show you to you that there are solutions available to get rid of each of these complications.

  • Injection: If your injection is the trigger, 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 problem is slight and only a few impurities obstruct their proper performance, you can handle it without going to your mechanic. If this is not enough, you will have to consider a whole cleaning of the injection
  • Ignition: If it is your ignition that is producing your Kia Rio 3’s idle vibrations, you will need to pass the car through the diagnostic kit to get more information on the exact problem. And consider a replacement of faulty parts, or an ECU adjustment
  • Motor Silent Blocks: The last reason of vibration at standstill on your Kia Rio 3 is that the vibration arises 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 mechanic to make this change and prevent your Kia Rio 3 from shaking at idle.

Here are the main motives and solutions to resolve your problem of vibration at idle on Kia Rio 3, if in addition to shaking it does not hold idle, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

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