My other half's Nissan micra has started to shake a little at tickover, previously you could barely tell it was running.
It does seem to vary though how much it shakes, the other day I noticed it wasnt shaking at all, not sure if it was due to how I was parked(down a hill) that made the difference.
It seems to be ticking over smoothly at about 750rpm but you can feel the front of the car shaking slightly when your sat in it. There are no strange noises at tickover and it also drives as normal, no power loss and economy is the same as always. Both belts look fine on it and I removed the alternator belt and checked that the alternator/tensioner pulley were spinning freely which they were. It also revs up smoothly with no strange noises.
I was wondering if it might be an engine mounting that is worn? Its difficult to inspect the rubbers on the drivers side mount or the one above the gearbox but I can get the engine to move about 10mm or so(on both the drivers side&gearbox mount) by just holding the engine and pushing/pulling it. How much movement should their be? I tried the same test on my 2005 corsa and the engine in that wont budge.
Also the car sometimes judder's a little when setting off in first, not always tho depending on how fast you lift the clutch.
The car is a 2005 1.2 with only 44k on the clock.
Thanks
Rob