Q: At an idle my engine vibrates. Not when accelerating. Could this be a bad mount or an idle contrl problem?

asked by on December 15, 2017

I get vibrations at an idle while in gear. Goes away during acceleration but comes back at idle. Could this be a bad mount or an issue with spark plugs, map sensor, etc? Ive noticed a bad mount on passenger side and thought the motor could be twisting a bit. So I figured that mount is bad. Any suggestions?

My car has 120000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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