blackbeasst

now that the weather is changing i'm noticing a lot more shakes and rattles and noise on cold starts. also have seen some slow shifts from first to second on cold mornings.

anything i can eyeball and rule out as a possible cause?

Gemner

iTrader: (4)

when was your last oil change? If you have dirty old oil or thick oil cold startups could be shaky as the weather gets colder, something you wouldnt notice in warm summer weather. The tranny shifting different seems normal, most act differently in cold weather to help warm the fluid more quickly

blackbeasst

changed oil about a month ago when i replaced the valve covers.

i'll try and grab a video of it tomorrow morning when i start it up.

IceBerg

When you say violent shaking do you mean rough idling or a jolt when you start it up ?

blackbeasst

rough idling and some rattles as it comes back down from the higher rpm at startup

djfrestyl

iTrader: (89)

How are your motor mounts?

clintb3astwood

iTrader: (10)

whens the last time you changed spark plugs? when i first got my 6 speed, in the cold weather id get severe hard starts and rumbling when first starting the car. changed my plugs and they were fouled and burnt out, car was 100% after that, fixed my random misfire code too.

blackbeasst

Not a clue!

blackbeasst

Also same time as covers and oil

djfrestyl

iTrader: (89)

If they are shot, it could attribute to some of your vibration.

djfrestyl

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If they are shot, it could attribute to some of your vibration.

blackbeasst

ugh. how much of a ***** are they to replace?

djfrestyl

iTrader: (89)

I would check first to see if they actually are the culprit.

Duration depends on your proficiency. I can do all 4 in less than 2 hours.

blackbeasst

finally getting around to making a video of this. hard to hear it, but i think its still noticable.