Car shaking for 1 minute when first started!

Question

When i first turn my car on in the morning it shakes heaps for like 1 minute and then its ok

This RACQ guy told me it was something to do with the head gasket? And water getting in where it should only be petrol and air!

Does anyone know exactly what this problem is called because I dont wanna get ripped off at the mechanic so do you know what the problem is called??

Answer 1

It sounds like the cold enrichment system ( the choke on pre-injector systems) is making the engine run too rich at start-up.  I would find a, correction, several different mechanics to diagnose the problem and then compare their estimates, both for price, but more importantly, the cause.

It is really hard to try to diagnose something correctly without seeing and hearing the problem.

Also, don't let the mechanics that check it for you know that you already have had other mechanics check it since this may influence their diagnosis.

Good luck.