Recent vehicles represent an increasing budget, whether it is caused by service or the unpredictable breakdowns connected with all the new technology built into cars. We usually get worried pretty quickly about the slightest signal of weakness, and that is a good thing, because a problem on a Opel Agila has to be handled as soon as possible, in any other case it will get worse and affect additional components. In this article we are going to check out the solutions available to you if you are victim of a Opel Agila that vibrates at idle. First we will try to find out why your Opel Agila is vibrating when idle, and secondly what to do if it you have vibrations idle.

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Why is my Opel Agila having idle vibrations?

So we start our content page with the causes of a Opel Agila that vibrates at idle. For this we will have to look at the components that can generate this tremor. We will mostly look at the fact that your Opel Agila only shakes at idle, if you feel vibrations at acceleration on Opel Agila vibrations don’t be reluctant to read our content page which is about this problem. We can already eradicate some auto parts as possible in charge of this problem. Surely, 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 vibrate much more than petrol engines, especially older vehicles.
However, the bad news is that the reason your Opel Agila is shaking at idle is direct linked to your engine. The main motives of this vibration are often linked to the fuel supply of the vehicle, the ignition or the engine silent blocks. Here are the main sources of this vibration and their results on the behavior of your Opel Agila:

  • Injection: If the injection of your automobile is affected and it causes trembling, you should experience 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 of it originates from a spark plug or the complete ignition, you will experience problems in the behavior of your engine motor. In fact, there will be sparks that don’t develop and it may be that one or more of your cylinders doesn’t work.
  • Engine silent blocks: The least frustrating cause of a Opel Agila shaking at idle is indeed the engine silent blocks. They are a sort of soft plastic pad that dampen all vibrations and shaking of your car’s engine. When they wear out, they usually lose their goal and therefore the vibrations brought on by your engine intensify

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What if my Opel Agila is vibrating at idle?

Let’s move on to the next step, now that you have managed to identify the origin of your problem or at least to lower the possible causes, we will teach you to you that there are solutions available to resolve each of these problems.

  • 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 problem is moderate and only a few impurities block their proper operation, you can cure it without going to your workshop. If this is not enough, you will have to consider a whole cleaning of the injection
  • Ignition: If it is your ignition that is causing your Opel Agila’s idle vibrations, you will have to pass the vehicle through the diagnostic kit to get more information on the exact problem. And consider a replacement of defective parts, or an ECU adjustment
  • Motor Silent Blocks: The last motive of vibration at standstill on your Opel Agila is that the vibration comes from your motor silent blocks. This is the repair that will cost you the least. In fact, changing silent blocks should not cost you more than 200€, go to your workshop to make this change and prevent your Opel Agila from shaking at idle.

Here are the main causes and answers to get rid of your problem of vibration at idle on Opel Agila, if additionally to shaking it does not hold idle, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

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