Q: My engine is shaking

asked by on February 08, 2017

1.9 tdi volkswagen passat. Engine shakes when car is idle. No trouble starting the car. Can be felt when driving at a high speed also. Have had injectors done, new gear box mounts and was told that it is not the engine mounts

My car has 193861 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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