All,

When starting the car up first thing in the morning the engine throbs / pulses.

IS this normal as part of the engine warm up ?

Anyone else experience this ?

Not really sure what you mean. You mean engine revs go up and down? Mine does that for a few seconds and then stays normal. Sometimes (quite often actually) when the car is still cold and you change from park to reverse the engine revs wil go up considerably, sorta hard to explain.

Yep, get the same thing, mines like it's running rough (although not too bad) and will do it for a few minutes while it warms up and then it idles smoothly.

I also have a problem with the engine pinging when towing and sometimes when not towing now. I need to get in and have it checked as I talked with the service guy and he said there was some sort of computer upgrade that should hopefully sort it out???.

Have created another thread regarding the pinging, sorry, would have linked it in here but have no mouse (try surfing with out a mouse!) but if you search for "towing pinging" you should find it.

Could it be that your AC is on ?I know sometimes I start mine and AC is on, also it does rev a little higher on startup

I also have this 'problem'.

When I first leave the house in the morning the car 'surges' slightly for the first min or two... then it is gone without a trace.

I think it the cold start enrichment part of the ECU working.

The only 'throb' I get when starting the 'Hawk' is in.........my crotch! B) SBK

(Smutt Before Ken) :D

LOL @ silverhawk!!!! :lol: :lol:

Likewise with Siverhawk, Cam and whatever.

When I enter the Silver Sliver in the morning,

I need the cold start enrichment,

Then I get the throb,

Then after the first minute or two, its gone without a trace..........

It's got me beat!.... err....meat.......hmmm

Sorry.

Mack...

It's got me beat!.... err....meat.......hmmm

Sorry.

Focus, Mack ... you can do it.